During which century did the second phase of Ajanta Caves was built ........

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During which century did the second phase of Ajanta Caves was built?

400-650 CE

550-650 CE

250-450 CE

None of these

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Explanation:

According to UNESCO, these are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art that influenced the Indian art that followed. The caves were built in two phases, the first phase starting around the 2nd century BCE, while the second phase was built around 400–650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460–480 CE according to later scholarship.