Which Gupta emperor’s inscription at Eran dated 510 AD gives the first inscriptional evidence of Sati?

Q. Which Gupta emperor’s inscription at Eran dated 510 AD gives the first inscriptional evidence of Sati?

(a) Kumaragupta

(b) Skandagupta

(c) Narasimhagupta

(d) Bhanugupta

Ans: (d) Bhanugupta

Explanation: The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 CE).

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