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King Ashoka belonged to the ______ dynasty.

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Chola
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Gupta
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Mughal
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Mauryan
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Solution

The correct option is D Mauryan
Ashoka, also known as 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. The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

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