Mihira Bhoja belonged to which powerful early medieval dynasty?

Correct answer: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty

The direct answer is B, Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty. Mihira Bhoja was one of the most powerful rulers of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty during the early medieval period. Reasoning: place the ruler in time; Mihira Bhoja belonged to the ninth-century north Indian political world; identify his dynasty as Gurjara-Pratihara; then remember his title Adi Varaha, which appeared on coins and in royal representation. Option A, Chera dynasty, ruled mainly in the south-western region of the Indian subcontinent and is not the dynasty of Mihira Bhoja. Option B is correct because Mihira Bhoja was a major Gurjara-Pratihara king. Option C, Satavahana dynasty, belonged to an earlier period and was associated mainly with the Deccan. Option D, Lodi dynasty, was an Afghan dynasty of the later Delhi Sultanate, centuries after Mihira Bhoja. Exam cue: Mihira Bhoja equals Gurjara-Pratihara and Adi Varaha; do not confuse him with rulers of the Lodi period.