Ancient History PYQ 100 of 208 · Mauryan Empire

Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?

  1. AAfghanistan
  2. BBihar
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DKalinga

42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997-98

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Correct answer: (c) Sri Lanka

Explanation

Sri Lanka. The Second Rock Edict places Chola, Pandya, Satiyaputra, Keralaputra and Tamraparni (Sri Lanka) outside the empire, as frontier states.

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