Who set up the Lion Capital of Sarnath?

King Ashoka

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Buddha

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Krishna

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Chandragupta Maurya

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Solution

The correct option is A King Ashoka
King Ashoka installed many pillars in different parts of his kingdom. These were usually made of one piece of stone. Messages of Ashoka were carved on them. The most famous among these was the Lion Capital at Sarnath, set up by Ashoka in the place where the Buddha first preached his teachings.

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