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Which of the following claims is made in the Hathigumpha inscription?

  1. Kharavela of Kalinga defeated Pushyamitra Sunga

  2. Pushyamitra Sunga defeated Brihadrata

  3. Construction of the Sudarshan lake of Kathiawar by Pushyagupta

  4. Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka
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Explanation

After the overthrow of Brihadrata, Pushyamitra Sunga waged a few wars to consolidate his position. Evidence shows that Pushyamitra Sunga defeated the Yavanas. This is confirmed by Patanjali's Mahabashva. And the claim made in the Hathigumpha inscription that Kharavela of Kalinga defeated Pushyamitra Sunga cannot be sustained because Kharavela ruled in the second half of the first century B.C.

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