Arrange the following historical events in chronological sequence:
(A) End of the Mauryan empire
(B) Arabs conquer Sind
(C) Invasion of Alexander of Macedon
(D) Beginning of Gupta rule
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) Invasion of Alexander of Macedon — c. 327-325 BCE. Alexander reached the north-west of the subcontinent shortly before Chandragupta Maurya came to power (c. 321 BCE).
(A) End of the Mauryan empire — c. 185 BCE, about half a century after the reign of Asoka.
(D) Beginning of Gupta rule — c. 320 CE. Samudragupta, the most powerful of the Gupta rulers, followed soon after (c. 335-375 CE).
(B) Arabs conquer Sind — c. 712 CE, the latest of the four events.
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