Mauryan Period of Haryana


 
 
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Mauryan Period Of Haryana

  • Haryana was under the Mauryan from 324 to 232 BC. Archaeological discovery in Kurukshetra give information that Haryana was a part of Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya was a mighty king in the Mauryan period.
  • In 324 BC, when Chandragupta Maurya became the king of Punjab and Haryana, he gradually increased his power and defeated Dhanananda, the ruler of the Nanda dynasty of Magadha. Chandragupta was succeeded by Bindusara and Bindusara was succeeded by his son Asoka.
  • The 7 inscriptions of the reign of Mauryan ruler Asoka are inscribed at a place called lopra in Ambala district. Ashoka also built a Buddhist Stupa at Thanesar, Haryana.
  • Thanesar is also called the ancestral kingdom of Asoka.
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    Question : 1

    Haryana was under the Mauryan from ________________________.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) In 324 BC, Chandragupta Maurya became the king of Punjab and Haryana.

    (b) Chandragupta was succeeded by Ashoka and Ashoka was succeeded by his son Bindusara.

     

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following are correct :

    (a) Karnal is called the ancestral kingdom of Ashoka.

    (b) Haryana was under the Mauryan from 324 to 232 BC.

    (c) The 7 inscriptions of the reign of Mauryan ruler Asoka are inscribed at a place called Topra in Ambala district.

    Right Option : B
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