HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Harsha
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Samudragupta
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Kanishka
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Ashoka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samudragupta was a Hindu ruler. He never followed Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in 187 BC with its capital at Pataliputra. According to early sources like Ashkavadana, Pushyamitra Shunga was against Buddhism. He was a Brahmin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rulers like Ashoka and Kanishka were followers of Buddhism. Ashoka followed the Mahayana version of Buddhism whereas Kanishka followed the Hinayana version of Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-4: -King Ashoka build India’s first great empire. But after his bloody campaign and conquest of Kalinga, he became sad. Soon after that, he embraced Buddhism to gain inner peace.
Detailed explanation-5: -Buddha was the founder of the religion of Buddhism. He was also called Siddhartha Gautama or Gautam Buddha. Q. Rulers like Ashoka and Kanishka were followers of Buddhism.