BPSC 65th Prelims Exam 15 Oct 2019 Solved Paper

Question : 90 of 150

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The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

Chakravarti
Priyadarshi
Dharmadeva
Dharmakirti
None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:

Devanampiya or Priyadarshi, the name by which Ashoka is generally referred in his inscriptions. Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to

232 {BCE}

. He was the grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

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