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MediumThe Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) II and XIII
Ashoka's Rock Edicts II and XIII name the Cholas, Pandyas, Satiyaputras and Keralaputras, the southern Tamil kingdoms of the Sangam age.
- ✓ (c) RE II names the Cholas, Pandyas, Satiyaputras and Keralaputras; RE XIII mentions the Cholas and Pandyas.
- ✗ (a) RE I (ban on animal sacrifice) and RE X (fame) do not name the southern kingdoms.
Remember · Ashoka's RE II and RE XIII name the Cholas, Pandyas, Satiyaputras and Keralaputras.
Sources
- The Edicts of King Asoka, Britannica primary source ↗ · reference work “the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Satiyaputras, the Keralaputras, as far as Tamraparni and where the Greek king Antiochos rules … likewise in the south among the Cholas, the Pandyas, and as far as Tamraparni”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 1998, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 1998: the answer shown is the one the sources above support. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·