GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A
Ashoka
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Kanishka
D
Huvishka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kanishka was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India. Kanishka was the great ruler of the Kunshan dynasty in the second century (127-150). He ruled all parts of northern Indian and outside India such as Afghanistan, Central Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who was considered to be the first ruler of India? Ans: Chandragupta Maurya was the first ruler of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kaniska, also spelled Kanishka, Chinese Chia-ni-se-chia, (flourished 1st century ce), greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian heads Chandragupta Maurya and Kanishka both invaded Central Asia.

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