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The Mauryan power was overthrown by the

  1. Sungas

  2. Kushner' s

  3. Gupta

  4. Vardhanas
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The Mauryan Empire was overthrown by Pushyamitra Sunga, who founded the Sunga dynasty around 185 BCE. Pushyamitra was the commander-in-chief of the Mauryan army and assassinated the last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha, during a military review. The Sungas ruled for over a century and were Brahmanical revivalists who opposed Buddhism.

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