Multiple choice

Which Mauryan ruler is known as the “father of a son and the son of a father”?

  1. Asoka

  2. Chandragupta Maurya

  3. Bindusara

  4. Dasaratha

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta Maurya (making him 'son of a father') and the father of Asoka (making him 'father of a son'). He ruled the Mauryan Empire from approximately 297 to 273 BCE.