Consider the following passage and identify the three tribal principalities referred to there, in using the codes given below
In the early history of the far South in India, three tribal Exercise -1
principalities are mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions of the 3rd century BC and in Kharavela inscription of the 1st century BC.
(a) Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas
(b) Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
(c) Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas
(d) Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas