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After Ashoka’s death, the Mauryan Dynasty was replaced by that of the:
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Guptas.
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Chen.
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Sakas.
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Kushans.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The last ruler of the Maurya dynasty was Brihadratha.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Ashoka’s death the empire shrank because of invasions, defections by southern princes, and quarrels over ascension. The last ruler, Brihadratha, was killed in 185 bce by his Brahman commander in chief, Pushyamitra, who then founded the Shunga dynasty, which ruled in central India for about a century.
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