Multiple choice general knowledge history

Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of ?

  1. Pataliputra

  2. Taxila

  3. Tosali

  4. Kaushanthi
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Before becoming emperor in 268 BCE, Ashoka served as viceroy of Taxila (and later Ujjain) during his father Bindusara's reign. Taxila was an important northwestern provincial capital and center of learning. This administrative experience in distant regions prepared him for ruling the vast Mauryan Empire after his father's death.

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