Why do you think the Ikshvaka rulers married into the families of local chiefs and village headmen?
A
There were no women in the Ikshvaka kingdom.
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B
They wanted to increase the population of their kingdom.
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C
They wanted to travel to new places.
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D
They wanted to become a larger and greater power with the support of such leaders.
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Solution
The correct option is D They wanted to become a larger and greater power with the support of such leaders. Intermarrying the family members of village headmen or small chiefs was a strategy used by the Ikshvaku rulers to consolidate their power as a large kingdom.