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UPSC 2025: Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles ‘Mattavilasa’, ‘Vichitrachitta’ and ‘Gunabhara’?
(a)Mahendravarman I
(b)Simhavishnu
(c)Narasimhavarman I
(d)Simhavarman
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Mahendravarman I
Pallava king Mahendravarman I (c. 600–630 CE) styled himself with many birudas, notably ‘Mattavilasa’, ‘Vichitrachitta’, and ‘Gunabhara’, attested in his rock-cut inscriptions and literary works such as the play Mattavilasa Prahasana. These epithets are not associated with the other listed rulers. ([writiyias.com](https://www.writiyias.com/2025/06/the-titles-mattavilasa-vichitrachitta.html?utm_source=openai))
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