Question

Which dynasty ruled over Magadha after the Nanda dynasty?
A. Maurya
B. Shunga
C. Gupta
D. Kushana

Answer 1

Hint:For the remainder of the Nanda rulers, Dhana Nanda was exceptionally disliked because of his harsh expense system. Additionally, post-Alexander's intrusion of North-Western India, that locale confronted a ton of distress from unfamiliar forces. A portion of these areas went under the standard of the Seleucid Dynasty, established by Seleucus Nicator I. He was one of the commanders of Alexander the Great. Chandragupta, with the assistance of a perceptive and politically clever Brahmin, Kautilya usurped the seat by crushing Dhana Nanda in 321 BC.

Complete answer:
The Maurya dynasty ruled over Magadha after the Nanda dynasty. Hence, A is the correct option.
The Mauryan empire is considered as the first largest empire ever established in India till 324 B.C. it was spread from the valley of the Oxus (Amu River) to the delta of Kaveri. The book, Arthshashtra, written by Kautilya contains the details of the Mauryan dynasty. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya. He was the real architect of this dynasty. Megasthenese in his book Indica gives a detailed account of India and its people of that time as he visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya as an ambassador of Seleucus.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: The inscriptions of Ashoka are the most important and authentic source of Mauryan history. The famous rulers of this dynasty were Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, and Ashoka. Ashoka was very cruel and violent in his early rule but the Kalinga War proved a turning point in his life. It awakened him and made him follow the policy of Dharmavijaya.