Answer:
To justify their authority to rule.
Gupta ruler came to an end mainly due to Attacks from the outside
So the answer is C. Attacks from the outside
Serfs in the Middle Ages. Serfs in the middle ages were generally peasant<span> farmers who provided manual labor in their master's land. The peasants would pay the </span>lord some dues (in the form of labor) in exchange for using part of the lord's land to generate their own food.<span>The </span>serfs<span> also had to </span>pay<span> taxes and fees. The Lord decided how much taxes they would </span>pay<span> from how much land the </span>serf<span> had, usually 1/3 of their value. They had to </span>pay<span> fees when they got married, had a baby, or there was a war. Money was not very common then, so usually they </span>paid<span> by giving food instead of money.</span>