alleryWhich anti-Buddhist Huna king killed monks and destroyed monasteries?
AToramana
BMihirakula
CKidara
DShapur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mihirakula
1. Mihirakula was the vehemently anti-Buddhist Shaivist Huna king.
2. His rule involved the destruction of monasteries and the killing of monks.
3. Toramana was his predecessor, Kidara a Kidarite leader and Shapur a Sassanian king.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gupta Empire, Decline of the empire_
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