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Who of the following adopted Garuda’ as dynasty emblem after the imperial Guptas?
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
Rashtrakutas adopted Garuda as a dynastic emblem after the imperial Gupta.
Silver coins of the Gupta kings Chandragupta II and his son Kumargupta I adopted the Western Satrap design (itself derived from the Indo-Greeks) with bust of the ruler and Pseudo-Greek inscription on the obverse, and a royal eagle (Garuda, the dynastic symbol of the Guptas) replacing the Chaitya hill with star and crescent on the reverse.
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Answer: (b)
Rashtrakutas adopted Garuda as a dynastic emblem after the imperial Gupta.
Silver coins of the Gupta kings Chandragupta II and his son Kumargupta I adopted the Western Satrap design (itself derived from the Indo-Greeks) with bust of the ruler and Pseudo-Greek inscription on the obverse, and a royal eagle (Garuda, the dynastic symbol of the Guptas) replacing the Chaitya hill with star and crescent on the reverse.
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