alleryWhich Gandhara king was a contemporary of Bimbisara of Magadha?
AKashu Chaidya
BUdayana
CVidudabha
DPukkusati
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pukkusati
1. Gandhara and Magadha had kings at the same time in the middle of the 6th century BCE.
2. King Pukkusati of Gandhara was Bimbisara's contemporary.
3. Udayana ruled Vatsa, Vidudabha ruled Kosala and Kashu Chaidya was a Chedi king.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, section Gandhāra_
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