Which of the following historical events are correctly matched with their time period?
A. Accession of Chandragupta Maurya - 321 BCE
B. Reign of Asoka- 272/268-231 BCE
C. End of the Mauryan Empire - 500-400 BCE
D. Earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants by Satavahana rulers - 200-100 BCE
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
Chandragupta Maurya came to the throne about 321 BCE (A), and Ashoka ruled from about 272/268 to 231 BCE (B). The earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants comes from the Satavahana rulers of the Deccan in the last two centuries BCE (D).
C is wrong. The Mauryan Empire ended around 185 BCE, when the last ruler Brihadratha was overthrown by Pushyamitra Sunga — the dates 500–400 BCE fall long before the empire was even founded.