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Who started the Mauryan Empire?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya

  2. Asoka

  3. Chandragupta I

  4. Chandragupta II
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Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire around 322 BCE by overthrowing the Nanda Dynasty. Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II were rulers of the much later Gupta Empire, while Asoka was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson who ruled the Mauryan Empire at its peak.

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