Mauryas

Question 1

Founder

Answer 1

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 2

Royal Emblem

Answer 2

Dharmachakra

Question 3

Capital

Answer 3

Pataliputra

Question 4

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 4

Little known bout him, lost his dad, Chanakya took him in and helped build his empire

Question 5

What temple did Chandragupta build?

Answer 5

Chandragupta Basadi

Question 6

War with Seleucus

Answer 6

305 BCE, wanted to reconquer Alexander’s Indian possessions, defeated by CM, gave CM large territory including Kabul, Afghanistan , Kandahar etc and gave his daughter too. CM gave him 500 elephants

Question 7

Who did Seleucus send as ambassador?

Answer 7

Megasthenes

Question 8

Ashoka’s reign

Answer 8

273 - 232 BCE

Question 9

Ashoka’s father

Answer 9

Bindusara

Question 10

Ashoka’s other names

Answer 10

Devanamapriya (mentioned in his edicts), Priyadarshi

Question 11

Kalinga war

Answer 11

261 BCE

Question 12

Ashokan Empire

Answer 12

Kashmir and Afghanistan in the North, Karnataka in the South, Bengal in the East, Sindh and Baluchistan in the West