Which dynasty do the Arab writers refer to when they say

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Which dynasty do the Arab writers refer to when they say that the women did not cover their faces with veil?

1. Pala
2. Pratihar
3. Rashtrakutas
4. Cholas

Correct Option: D

Chola dynasty is meant by Arab writes when they say that the the women did not cover their faces with veil. This clan come to be known as the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, rising to power in South India in 753. At the same time, the Pala dynasty of Bengal and the Pratihara dynasty of Malwa were gaining force in eastern and northwestern India respectively. An Arabik writing Silsilatuttavarikh(851) called the Rashtrakutas one of the four principal empires of the world.