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Which Satavahana king claimed to be a unique Brahmana and destroyer of Kshatriya pride?
AKanishka the Kushana king
BSamudragupta the Gupta
CGotami-puta Siri-Satakani
DRudradaman the Shaka ruler
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani
1. He claimed to stop intermarriage among varnas.
2. Yet he allied by marriage with Rudradaman's kin.
3. Satavahanas practised endogamy.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies._
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