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QWho was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

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  • A Ashoka ✔ ✖
  • B Bindusara ✔ ✖
  • C Brihadratha ✔ ✖
  • D Samudragupta ✔ ✖
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Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He was assassinated by his own general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who then established the Shunga dynasty

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