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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 50 of 200

Q50
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
In which of the following inscriptions we find earliest reference to 'Sati'?
  1. a.Ashokan inscription of Girnar
  2. b.Aihole inscription
  3. c.Eran inscription
  4. d.Damodarpur inscription

Answer: (C) Eran inscription

The Eran inscription (510 CE, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh), from the reign of the Gupta king Bhanugupta, contains the earliest epigraphic reference to the practice of Sati — a devoted wife immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre. The inscription mentions a warrior's wife following him into the fire.

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