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QWho was the first ruler to unite most of the Indian subcontinent under a single empire?

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  • A Chandragupta Maurya ✔ ✖
  • B Ashoka the Great ✔ ✖
  • C Samudragupta ✔ ✖
  • D Kanishka ✔ ✖
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With the assistance of his advisor Chanakya, Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda dynasty and established the Mauryan Empire, which at its peak occupied the majority of the Indian subcontinent.

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