Which of the following is the correct genealogy of Mauryan Empire
| Which of the following is the correct genealogy of Mauryan Empire?
A. Bindusara-Ashoka-Chandragupta Maurya
B. Bimbisara- Chandragupta Maurya- Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya- Bimbisara- Ashoka
D. Chandragupta Maurya- Bindusara- Ashoka
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Right Answer is: D
SOLUTION
Option 4 is the correct answer.
- Chandragupta Maurya (340BC)- He was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
- Bindusara (320BC)- He was the son of Chandragupta and the father of Ashoka. So, option 4 is correct.
- Ashoka (304BC)- An Indian emperor who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Bimbisāra:
- Born in 558 BC.
- He was a King of Magadha.
- Belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. So, options 2 and 3 are NOT correct.
- He was the son of Bhattiya.
