HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Ashoka
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Chandragupta 2
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Nanda
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Kautilya
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Roy, Chandragupta’s abdication of throne may be dated to c. 298 BCE, and his death between 297 BCE and 293 BCE. His grandson was emperor Ashoka who is famed for his historic pillars and his role in helping spread Buddhism outside of ancient India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka was the son of Bindusara, and the grandson of the dynasty’s founder Chandragupta.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chandragupta ruled from 324 to 297 BCE before voluntarily giving the throne up to his son, Bindusara, who ruled from 297 BCE until his death in 272 BCE.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dasharatha Maurya (IAST: Daśaratha) was the 4th Mauryan emperor from 232 to 224 BCE. He was a grandson of Ashoka The Great and is commonly held to have succeeded him as the imperial ruler of India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara.