Multiple choice

Maurya Dynasty gave way to which dynasty?

  1. Kalinga Dynasty

  2. Sunga Dynasty

  3. Taxila Dynasty

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mauryan Dynasty was overthrown by Pushyamitra Sunga, the Brahmana commander-in-chief of the Mauryan army, who assassinated the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha in around 185 BCE. This marked the end of the Mauryan Empire and the beginning of the Sunga Dynasty, which ruled central and eastern India for about a century.

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