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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CHSL - 16th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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The last Mauryan ruler to be killed by Pushyamitra Shunga was:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Brihadratha.

  • Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire.
  • He ruled from 187 to 180 BCE, when he was killed by his general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.
  • The Mauryan territories centred on the capital of Pataliputra, had shrunk considerably from the time of Ashoka to when Brihadratha came to the throne.