HISTORY
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Consider the following with reference to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire:
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1, 2, 3 and 4
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1, 2 and 4
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2 and 4
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1 and 3
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Historians are generally of the view that after the Kalinga war, passive policies of Ashoka weakened the Mauryans. Besides this, weak successors of Ashoka and foreign invasion also contributed to the downfall of Mauryas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The policy of ahimsa (or nonviolence) that led to the decline of the Mauryan empire is wrong in the context of decline of Mauryan empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the rule of Brihadratha, there was an internal revolt led by his army chief Pushyamitra Shunga in about 185 or 186 BCE. Bana describes in Harshacharita how Shunga killed Brihadratha during an army parade. This ended the rule of the Mauryas over Magadha and thence started the Shunga dynasty’s rule.
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