Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Accession of Chandragupta Maurya | (I) | c. 185 BCE |
| (B) | End of the Mauryan Empire | (II) | c. 320 CE |
| (C) | Accession of Kanishka | (III) | c. 321 BCE |
| (D) | Beginning of Gupta rule | (IV) | c. 78 CE |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(A) Accession of Chandragupta Maurya — this matches (III) c. 321 BCE. Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan Empire, came to the throne in c. 321 BCE.
(B) End of the Mauryan Empire — this matches (I) c. 185 BCE. The empire, which lasted for about 150 years, ended in c. 185 BCE.
(C) Accession of Kanishka — this matches (IV) c. 78 CE. Kanishka’s accession is dated to c. 78 CE, a date that is not certain.
(D) Beginning of Gupta rule — this matches (II) c. 320 CE. Gupta rule began in c. 320 CE.
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