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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2020 — General Studies · Question 32 of 200

Q32
History of IndiaEarly Medieval India: Palas, Rajputs & the South
Who wrote 'Rajatarangini'?
  1. a.Megasthenes
  2. b.Kalhana
  3. c.Al-beruni
  4. d.Herodotus

Answer: (B) Kalhana

Kalhana's "Rajatarangini" (12th century CE) is a chronicle of the kings of Kashmir and one of the earliest true works of Indian historiography.