Who was the last Mauryan emperor, assassinated in 185 BCE?

Brihadratha. The answer is Brihadratha. He was the last Mauryan emperor. His general Pushyamitra killed him around 185 BCE. Why the others fail: Dasharatha and Samprati ruled earlier. Kunala is a son of Ashoka known only from tradition. Memory hook: B for Brihadratha, B for the break at the end. Read more: Later Mauryan Kings and the Decline of the Empire, Shungas, Satavahanas and Kalinga, Ashoka and His Edicts.

Dasharatha gave the Nagarjuni caves to which group?

Ajivika monks. The answer is Ajivika monks. His inscription gives the Vahiyaka cave to the Ajivikas for as long as the sun and moon last. Why the others fail: the inscriptions name the Ajivikas, not Buddhists, Jains or priests. Memory hook: Dasharatha, caves, Ajivikas. Read more: Later Mauryan Kings and the Decline of the Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, History and Spread of Jainism.

The killing of Brihadratha at an army display is told in which work?

Bana's Harshacharita. The answer is Bana's Harshacharita. Bana says the general Pushyamitra killed his master after showing his army. Why the others fail: the Arthashastra and Indica do not describe this. The Mahavamsa is a Sri Lankan chronicle. Memory hook: Bana tells of the review. Read more: Later Mauryan Kings and the Decline of the Empire, Shungas, Satavahanas and Kalinga, Ashoka and His Edicts.

Which Greek writer shows that Sophagasenus ruled in north-west India around 206 BCE?

Polybius. The answer is Polybius. He says Antiochos the Great renewed friendship with Sophagasenus, the king of the Indians. Why the others fail: Megasthenes wrote under Chandragupta. The article does not rely on Strabo or Arrian for this event. Memory hook: Polybius, 206, Sophagasenus. Read more: Later Mauryan Kings and the Decline of the Empire, Shungas, Satavahanas and Kalinga, Ashoka and His Edicts.

Which statement about the Mauryan decline is best supported?

The empire weakened for decades before Pushyamitra's coup. The answer is the empire weakened for decades before the coup. Raychaudhuri calls it a shrivelled carcase long before about 187 BCE. Why the others fail: he says the break-up began before any Greek raid. He finds no evidence of a Brahman conflict. No source here proves the grants theory. Memory hook: slow fade, sudden end. Read more: Later Mauryan Kings and the Decline of the Empire, Shungas, Satavahanas and Kalinga, Ashoka and His Edicts.

Which son of Ashoka is named in his own inscriptions?

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