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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A
Ashoka
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Kanishka
D
Huvishka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kanishka was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India. Kanishka was the great ruler of the Kunshan dynasty in the second century (127-150). He ruled all parts of northern Indian and outside India such as Afghanistan, Central Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chandragupta, also spelled Chandra Gupta, also called Chandragupta Maurya or Maurya, (died c. 297 bce, Shravanbelagola, India), founder of the Mauryan dynasty (reigned c. 321–c. 297 bce) and the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kujula Kadphises was the first Yuezhi chief to lay the foundation of the Kushana Empire in India. He established his supremacy over Kabul, Kandahar and Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian heads Chandragupta Maurya and Kanishka both invaded Central Asia.

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