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Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?

  1. AHarshavardhana
  2. BChandragupta MauryaCorrect answer
  3. CAshoka
  4. DBindusara
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B. Chandragupta Maurya

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Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE. His rule marked the emergence of a large empire after Magadha’s earlier expansion.

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