In the Besnagar pillar inscription, a Greek ambassador of king Antialcidas, called Heliodora (Heliodorus), an inhabitant of Taxila, styled himselfa Bhagavata, and erected a Garudadhvaja (a pillar with an image of Garuda at the top) in honour of Vasudeva, the God of gods, at Besnagar, the site of ancient Vidisa, in central India.

Heliodorus In the Besnagar pillar inscription, a Greek ambassador of king Antialcidas, called Heliodora (Heliodorus), an inhabitant of Taxila, styled himselfa Bhagavata, and erected a Garudadhvaja (a pillar with an image of Garuda at the top) in honour of Vasudeva, the God of gods, at Besnagar, the site of ancient Vidisa, in central India.

Who among the following erected the Besnagar pillar inscription?

Q. Who among the following erected the Besnagar pillar inscription?
Answer: Heliodorus
Notes:

In the Besnagar pillar inscription, a Greek ambassador of king Antialcidas, called Heliodora (Heliodorus), an inhabitant of Taxila, styled himselfa Bhagavata, and erected a Garudadhvaja (a pillar with an image of Garuda at the top) in honour of Vasudeva, the God of gods, at Besnagar, the site of ancient Vidisa, in central India.

This Question is Also Available in:

हिन्दी

This question has been sourced from GKToday's "40000+ GK / General Studies MCQs for SSC & State PCS Exams" App Exclusive Course in GKToday Android Application which provides more than 40K General Knowledge and General Studies questions with explanations asked in all Competitive Exams of India.

📌 Question Number: 99 in General Studies Mock Test - 56 in the above course in App.

Current Affairs

Daily MCQs

Monthly MCQs

Topic Wise CA MCQs

Current Affairs Articles

CA MCQs in Other Languages

GK MCQs Section

SSC/RRB/States Level MCQs