Multiple choice general knowledge history

who destroyed the independent clan which produced Buddha

  1. Ajatasatru

  2. Prasenajit

  3. Alexander

  4. Vidudhaba
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Explanation

Vidudabha (also spelled Virudhaka) was the king of Kosala who destroyed the independent Shakya clan, which was Buddha's ancestral clan. This happened due to a longstanding grudge. Ajatasatru was a king of Magadha who became Buddha's follower, Prasenajit was also a king of Kosala but was Vidudabha's father, and Alexander had no connection to this event.

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