Q. Sugandhadevi who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a Queen of
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kashmir
(c) Orissa
(d) Saurashtra
Ans: (b) Kashmir
Explanation: Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi, was a Queen of (b) Kashmir. Sugandhadevi was a queen of the Shahi dynasty, which ruled over parts of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kashmir during the medieval period. Her coins featuring the seated figure of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, are an important numismatic evidence of her reign.
