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The Mauryan ruler known as “Amitraghata” was

  1. Ashoka

  2. Chandragupta Maurya

  3. Kunala

  4. Bindusara
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Explanation

Bindusara, son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka, was known as 'Amitraghata' (Sanskrit for 'slayer of foes' or 'destroyer of enemies'). This title reflects his military campaigns and expansion of the Mauryan Empire, though he was less warlike than his father. Ashoka was called 'Priyadarsin' (beloved of the gods), Chandragupta had no such epithet recorded, and Kunala was Ashoka's son who was not a major ruler.

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