HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Mahapadma Nanda
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Ashoka Nanda
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Dhana Nanda
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Nanda dynasty was founded by Mahapadma Nanda, a person from a non-ruling class.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Nanda dynasty ruled in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent during the fourth century BCE, and possibly during the fifth century BCE. The Nandas overthrew the Shaishunaga dynasty in the Magadha region of eastern India, and expanded their empire to include a larger part of northern India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mahapadma Nanda is described as Sarva-Kshatrantaka in the Puranas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mauryas were preceded by the Nanda dynasty. The long time for which the Mauryas ruled, along with the brief time for which Nandas ruled, during the Indian early history can represent the political facet of a huge transitional era.