Question : In which period is the first inscriptional example of the practice of Sati found?
Option 1: Maukhari
Option 2: Vardhana
Option 3: Satavahana
Option 4: Gupta
Correct Answer: Gupta
Solution : The correct option is Gupta .
The practice of Sati, in which a widow self-immolates on her husband's funeral pyre, has been documented in inscriptions dating back to the Gupta period in ancient India, around the 4th to 6th centuries CE. The earliest known inscriptions related to Sati were found from this time, such as the Eran stone inscription.
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