alleryThe provincial centre Suvarnagiri (literally 'golden mountain') was probably important for:
Acontrolling the Ganga delta
Bits rich iron mines
Cits many Buddhist monasteries
Dtapping the gold mines of Karnataka
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. tapping the gold mines of Karnataka
Suvarnagiri, the 'golden mountain', was likely sited to tap the gold mines of Karnataka.
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