Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was father of Asoka, The Great?

  1. Bindusara

  2. Bimbisara

  3. Chandragupta Maurya

  4. Samudragupta Maurya
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Explanation

Asoka (Ashoka) was the third Mauryan emperor, succeeding his father Bindusara. Bimbisara was not from the Mauryan dynasty but an earlier king of Magadha. Chandragupta Maurya was Asoka's grandfather, not father. Samudragupta was from a much later Gupta dynasty.

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