Question

Aihole was the capital of the Pallavas.
a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Hint: Aihole is now a small village in Bagalkot, near Badami, Karnataka. It is a historic site of ancient and medieval Jain, Hindu and Buddhist monuments.

Complete Step by Step answer: Before we proceed on to deducing if the aforesaid statement in the question is true or false, let us have a brief background detailing of the Pallavas, as we have already gathered some information about the referred city, i.e. Aihole.

Arising as a strong power in the southern region of the Indian subcontinent during 4th CE and reaching their empirical boom in the 7th century,the Pallavas, have a very mysterious origin with multiple theories by the historians. Since the origin is debatable, there is no confirmed founder of this dynasty, yet Simha Vishnu is credited with the rise of the kingdom and is considered to be the first most important ruler of the Pallavas. Moving further, Mahendravarman I is considered to be the greatest ruler of the Pallavas as reign was marked by many architectural and literary achievements which eventually laid the foundations of future art and culture of southern India. Their territories at the height of the Pallava powers ranged extensively from the northern part of Andhra Pradesh to River Kaveri in the South and they ruled their kingdom from a city called Kanchipuram.

Hence the given city, Aihole was not the capital of the Pallavas, so the given statement is False.

Note: Kanchipuram is an ancient temple town in tamil Nadu, the very famous Kanjivaram silk sarees are known to have their origin from this city only. This city was also the capital of the Chola dynasty.