Time Travelers' Trivia : Test Your History Knowledge #2 - Page 2

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

First question of this week is

This is one of the oldest Sankrit inscription (found till date)

It inscribed by Brahmin on Holi(Holika dehen) day

Which inscription is this...

Ghosundi hathibada of chittorgarh written in 1st century BCE

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

First question of this week is

This is one of the oldest Sankrit inscription (found till date)

It inscribed by Brahmin on Holi(Holika dehen) day

Which inscription is this...

The earliest mention of the Holi festival dates back to the Sitabenga Cave Inscription from the 2nd or 3rd century BCE. –

“adipayariti hadayarti 1 sabhava-garu kavayo e ratayarh

dule vasarhtiya hasavanubhute I kudasphataiii evarii alarh g”.

It describes how during the swing-festival of the vernal full moon, people used to tie garlands thick with jasmine flowers around their necks as they enjoyed frolics and music.

Source: https://road-to-nara.com/2024/03/25/a-brief-visual-history-of-the-oldest-festival-of-colour-and-water-holi/

Thankyou for your responses

I had let it go for one extra day since many were searching

The correct answer is The Yavanarajya inscription, also called the Maghera Well Stone Inscription (near Mathura)

The inscription dating to 40-80 BCE (116th year of Yavana rule) was by a merchant (Virbala) who was the son of Brahmana Ghosadatta of Maitreya clan. It stated that the well and tank is of Ahogani, the mother of the merchant Virabala, who was the son of Ghosadatta, a Brahmana of the Maitreya clan (gotra), with [her] son Virabala, daughter-in-law Bhaguri, and grandsons Suradatta, Rsabhadeva, and Viraddata.

Unlike most Sanskrit inscriptions of its time, this was in pure Sanksrit. and was inscribed on the 30th day of 4th month of winter months. Gérard Fussman the renowned epigraphist, understands that the fourth winter month is Falgun and the 30th day of that is the Holika dehen.

Unfortunately none of the participants could answer it correctly. The closest was Bhavna @Bhavisweet03 mentioning it as " Yavanarajya inscription of Nashik" while getting the name correct but got content, place and timing wrong.

Since no one could get it correctly hence we are giving her this one

Originally posted by: Abc775

Ghosundi hathibada of chittorgarh written in 1st century BCE

It is oldest but was by a Kshatriya and no evidence it happened on Holi day

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Thankyou for your responses

I had let it go for one extra day since many were searching

The correct answer is The Yavanarajya inscription, also called the Maghera Well Stone Inscription (near Mathura)

The inscription dating to 40-80 BCE (116th year of Yavana rule) was by a merchant (Virbala) who was the son of Brahmana Ghosadatta of Maitreya clan. It stated that the well and tank is of Ahogani, the mother of the merchant Virabala, who was the son of Ghosadatta, a Brahmana of the Maitreya clan (gotra), with [her] son Virabala, daughter-in-law Bhaguri, and grandsons Suradatta, Rsabhadeva, and Viraddata.

Unlike most Sanskrit inscriptions of its time, this was in pure Sanksrit. and was inscribed on the 30th day of 4th month of winter months. Gérard Fussman the renowned epigraphist, understands that the fourth winter month is Falgun and the 30th day of that is the Holika dehen.

Unfortunately none of the participants could answer it correctly. The closest was Bhavna @Bhavisweet03 mentioning it as " Yavanarajya inscription of Nashik" while getting the name correct but got content, place and timing wrong.

Since no one could get it correctly hence we are giving her this one

Yeah I had some confusion then I thought let me submit this answer 🤭

Thank you so much 🥰 I am happy I was close to the answer

Question for today

Which is the oldest inscriptional evidence of Ram

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Question for today

Which is the oldest inscriptional evidence of Ram

I am not sure about the dates.

Aihole inscription mentions about Ramayana. And inscription near yamuna river bed mentions about Ram. And also Rampratima on Ramtanka has mentioned about Lord Ram.

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Question for today

Which is the oldest inscriptional evidence of Ram

No idea

Aap hi bata do

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Question for today

Which is the oldest inscriptional evidence of Ram

inscription often cited as one of the earliest references to Rama is the Naneghat inscription of the Satavahana queen Naganika from the 1st century BCE. This inscription is located in the Naneghat cave complex in Maharashtra and mentions the performance of Vedic sacrifices and the worship of deities, including references to epic heroes like Rama.

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Question for today

Which is the oldest inscriptional evidence of Ram

I am probably wrong, but providing the 3 alternatives I found:

I grew up believing Ram Setu is the real evidence, but geological studies suggest it could be between 7,000 and 18,000 years old, while other estimates consider it to be around 500-600 years old based on coral dating. The one that supports this theory is that oceanography research suggests that the bridge is 7000 years old which tally with the carbon dating of beaches near Dhanushkodi and Mannar island with the supposed date of Ramayana. This is obviously heavily debated with the Setu Samudram Project.

Source: https://www.india.com/viral/is-ram-setu-real-12-mysterious-facts-about-the-adams-bridge-connecting-india-and-sri-lanka-2746902/

For the last two millennia, the tradition of veneration to Shri Ram has existed in the Hindu society in one form or another. The earliest known inscription to testify to this is found in the Nashik cave inscription dating back to 150 AD (Nashik was called Panchavati in that period). The evolution of the tradition of Shri Ram worship at least from 300 AD is established by the early shrines surviving at ancient Ramgiri hills, 30 km from Nagpur. Paintings depicting episodes of Shri Rama’s life have adorned the walls of numerous temples in India and outside – from the famous Deogarh temple in Madhya Pradesh to Angkor Vat in Cambodia. The Grand Palace in Bangkok has a pictorial depiction of the complete Ramayan along the inner part of the compound wall.

Source: https://www.vhp.org/media/documents/FAQ-Ramjanmabhoomi-append_3.pdf

There is another one I found about excavations at the site done by the Institute of Archaeology near the river Yamuna near Kosam village in Manjhanapur sub-division of Allahabad district U.P. The inscription is engraved on a reddish sand stone-slab. The text is written in Prakrit language. The word Rama Narayana is changed in Prakrit as RamaMarauama respectively. The eloquent use of serif on the top of the letters is noteworthy. The use of serif in Brahmi script was a result of Saka influence. It came into prevalence in India after 1st centuryB.C. The letters of the present inscription are similar to the letters of Kausambi inscription of Bhadramagha. The inscriptions of this ruler are dated in Saka era 81, 83 and 87 corresponding to 159, 161 and 165 A.D. respectively. On the other hand the medial signs used in the inscriptions of Bhimavarman of Kausambi dated in Saka era 122 to 139 i.e. 200 to 217 A.D., show the more developed tendency of ornamentation than the present inscription.2 Hence, this inscription may be put in the later part of the second century A.D.

Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148342

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