Most Important Oneliner From Ancient History (Mauryan Period)
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- Bindusara was known as: AMITRAGHATA
- The event that brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy: THE KALINGA WAR
- The name of Ashoka has been mentioned in: MINOR ROCK EDICT OF MASKI
- Megasthenes was an envoy of: SELEUCUS
- Name the king who defeated Selecus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander: CHANDRAGUPTA
- Sanchi Stupa was constructed by: ASHOKA
- An Ashokan edict is located in Uttaranchal at: KALSI
- Name of Chanakya in his childhood: VISHNUGUPTA
- Name of south Indian kingdom mentioned in Ashokan inscription are: CHOLA, PANDYA, SATIYAPUTA
- The valleys of Sindhu, Ganga and Jamuna were brought together for the first time under one political authority by: CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
- The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was: UPA GUPTA
- Kautilya was the prime minister of: CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
- The last Mauryan emperor was: BRIHADRATHA
- Great Stupa of Sanchi is at: MADHYA PRADESH
- The Brahmi inscription of Ashoka was first deciphered by: JAMES PRINCEP
- Ashoka was also known by the name: DEVANAMPRIYADARSHI
- Sandrocottus was identified as Chandragupta Maurya by: William Jones
- Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta maurya was associated with: TAKSHASILA
- Kautilya’s Arthashastra was divided in: 15 adhikaranas
- Chandragupta Maurya was a contemporary of: Alexander, the Great
- Indica was written by: MEGASTHENES
- The notion of saptanga that was introduced in ‘Arthashastra’ includes: KINGS, TERRITORY, ADMINISTRATION AND TREASURY
- MUDRARAKSHASA was written by: VISHAKHADATTA
- 13th Rock Edict of Ashoka provides description of: the horrors of Kalinga war
- Ashoka belonged to: Mauryan dynasty
- The most famous educational centre during Mauryan age: TAXILA
- A Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at: PATALIPUTRA
- The dynasty ruled over Magadha after Nanda dynasty: MAURYA
- Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of: VISHAKHADATTA
- Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ deals with the aspects of: POLITICAL POLICIES
- Megasthenes divided Indian society in: SEVEN CATEGORIES
- Rajuka was appointed by: Ashoka to administer justice in his empire.
- The language used in Ashokan inscription: PRAKRIT
- The oldest dynasty of India: MAURYA
- The Mauryan ruler conquered the Deccan: BINDUSARA
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