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The Shunga dynasty had made _______the official religion of their kingdom.

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Buddhism

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The Ajivika Sect

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Jainism

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Brahmanism

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Solution

The correct option is D Brahmanism
Pushyamitra Shunga (185 – 149 BC) was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire in East India and persecutor of Buddhists. He was a militant follower of Brahmanism.

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