Asked: 40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995medium Level
ID: 6ae793b94aac9c32d5e3e61e
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
नगरों का क्रमिक पतन किस काल की एक महत्वपूर्ण विशेषता थी?
The gradual decline and decay of urban centers was a prominent feature of which period?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
गुप्तकाल
Gupta period
Correct
B
प्रतिहार युग
Pratihara period
C
राष्ट्रकूट
Rashtrakuta period
D
सातवाहन युग
Satavahana period
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option A(गुप्तकाल)
प्रसिद्ध इतिहासकार प्रो. रामशरण शर्मा (Urban Decay in India) के अनुसार, गुप्त काल (विशेषतः उत्तर-गुप्त काल) की एक प्रमुख आर्थिक-सामाजिक विशेषता नगरों का क्रमिक ह्रास और पतन था। पाटलिपुत्र, वैशाली, कौशांबी, श्रावस्ती, मथुरा और हस्तिनापुर जैसे विशाल व्यापारिक व राजनीतिक नगर धीरे-धीरे उजड़ गए या ग्रामीण बस्तियों में बदल गए।
As demonstrated by historian R.S. Sharma in 'Urban Decay in India', the gradual de-urbanization and abandonment of flourishing ancient cities was a hallmark of the later Gupta and post-Gupta eras. Preeminent cities like Pataliputra, Kaushambi, Shravasti, and Vaishali shrank into small villages as feudalization decentralised economic activity.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
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