Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the First King of Mauryan Dynasty?

  1. SamudraGupta Maurya

  2. ChandraGupta Maurya

  3. Ashoka the Great

  4. Bindusara
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Explanation

Chandragupta Maurya (reigned 321-298 BCE) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire. He unified much of the Indian subcontinent with Chanakya's guidance. SamudraGupta belonged to the Gupta dynasty centuries later, Ashoka was Chandragupta's grandson, and Bindusara was Chandragupta's son.

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