Question

In the context of Ancient Indian history, the Dark Age hypothesis was given by

• A. V.A. Smith
• B. R.S. Sharma
• C. D.N. Jha

Answer 1

The correct option is A V.A. Smith

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The five centuries of the post-Mauryan ages were portrayed as Dark Age by colonial historians. It was emphasized that India underwent political fragmentation during this age & Indians were defeated repeatedly by foreign invaders. This theory was given by V. A. Smith and later it was rejected by many historians.