GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General.
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The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler.
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The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west.
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The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Brihadratha Maurya was the last ruler of the Maurya Empire. He was assassinated by Pushyamitra Shunga, who was actually a general of the Maurya Empire. He instigated a coup d’etat (overthrow) and went on to establish the Shunga Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Ashoka’s death, his family continued to reign, but the empire began to break apart. The last of the Mauryas, Brihadratha, was assassinated by his commander in chief-a man named Pushyamrita who went on to found the Shunga Dynasty-in 185 B.C.E.
Detailed explanation-3: -The last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha was killed by his general Pushyamitra Sunga in 185 BC.
Detailed explanation-4: -Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He was killed by his commander in chief, Pushyamitra Shunga.