Which of the following is/are NOT historical biography/biographies ? * « . 1. Dipavamsa 2. Harshacharita I 3. Vikramankadevacharita 4. Prithvirajavijaya Select the correct answer from the code given below :

The Dipavamsa is classified as a Ceylonese Buddhist chronicle rather than a historical biography [3]. It focuses on the history of the island of Sri Lanka and the spread of Buddhism, serving as a monastic record rather than a court-centered life story. In contrast, the other three works are definitive examples of historical biographies (Charitas) of kings. Banabhatta's Harshacharita is the first formal biography of King Harshavardhana [3]. Bilhana's Vikramankadevacharita is a 12th-century biography detailing the life of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI [2]. Prithvirajavijaya, composed by Jayanaka, is a Sanskrit epic biography of the Chahamana ruler Prithviraj III [1]. Therefore, only Dipavamsa is not a historical biography, making option 1 the correct answer.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 3: Rise of Territorial Kingdoms and New Religious Sects > The Starving Tigress: A Jataka Tale > p. 43
2. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 5: Evolution of Society in South India > Literary > p. 64
3. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 8: Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms > II. Epigraphical sources > p. 105