INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa
A
Mudrarakshas
B
Devichandragupta
C
Malavikagnimitram
D
Mrichhakatika
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Mudrarakshasa.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nanda Dynasty ended when Chandragupta Maurya, supported by his mentor Chanakya, overthrew the last ruler of the Nanda Dynasty, Dhana Nanda.

Detailed explanation-3: -Devichandraguptam is a play written by him. 3. Devichandraguptam narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandragupta Maurya raised an army that eventually conquered the Nanda capital Pataliputra and defeated him. This defeat marked the fall of the Nanda Empire and the birth of the Maurya Empire.

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