Who among the following gave up his traditional professions and took to arms, successfully established kingdom in Karnataka?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

The Kadamba Mayurasharman was Brahmana who gave up traditional profession and took to arm, successfully establishing kingdom in Karnataka.
The Kadamba Mayurasharman and the Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra were Brahmanas who gave up their traditional professions and took to arms, successfully establishing kingdoms in Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively.
In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called hiranya-garbha (literally, the golden womb).
When this ritual was performed with the help of Brahmanas, it was thought to lead to the “rebirth” of the sacrificer as a Kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth.

Additional Information

Vasudeva Kanva was an ancient Indian sage who is best known for being the author of the Kanva Shukla Yajurveda, one of the four Vedas, which are considered the most sacred texts of Hinduism.
Pushyamitra Shunga was an ancient Indian king who ruled the Shunga dynasty from around 185 BCE to 149 BCE.
- He is best known for overthrowing the Mauryan Empire and establishing the Shunga dynasty in its place.
- According to ancient texts, Pushyamitra Shunga was the commander-in-chief of the Mauryan army under the last Mauryan emperor, Brihadratha.
- He is said to have assassinated Brihadratha and declared himself the king, thus ending the Mauryan Empire.
- Pushyamitra Sunga overthrew the Mauryas either in 187 BC or 184 BC. After him there were nine other rulers. Among them, Agnimitra, Vasumitra, Bhagvata and Devabhumi were the prominent ones.