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Who found the Mauryan Empire in India?

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Kanishka

  3. Ashoka

  4. Chanakya
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Chandragupta Maurya, with guidance from his mentor Chanakya (Kautilya), founded the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE after overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. He went on to unify much of the Indian subcontinent. Kanishka and Ashoka ruled different empires (Kushan and later Mauryan respectively), while Chanakya was the advisor, not the founder.

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