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The Maurya Empire
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The Maurya Empire

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Where was the capital city of the Maurya Empire located?

  • Pataliputra (modern Patna) (correct)
  • Takshashila
  • Varanasi
  • Ujjain
  • Who founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BCE?

  • Ashoka
  • Chandragupta Maurya (correct)
  • Nanda Empire
  • Seleucus I
  • What led to the decline and dissolution of the Maurya Empire in 185 BCE?

  • Assassination of Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga (correct)
  • Defeat by the Nanda Empire
  • Conquest by Ashoka
  • Invasion by Alexander the Great
  • When did the Maurya Empire defeat Seleucus I during the Seleucid–Mauryan war?

    <p>Not long after 317 BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Maurya Empire's geographical extent outside the imperial centre depend?

    <p>On the loyalty of military commanders controlling armed cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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