Question

Sort the following rulers in chronological order (from top to bottom; earliest ruler at the top).

• A. Chandragupta
• B. Ashoka
• C. Gautamiputra Satakarni
• D. Virapurushadatta

Answer 1

Chandragupta founded the Mauryan Empire and Ashoka was his grandson. Gautamiputra Satakarni was an important Satavahana ruler. The Satavahana kingdom was founded soon after the Mauryan Empire. Virapurushadatta was one of the Ikshvaka kings. Ikshvaka was a dynasty which emerged after the Satavahanas.