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UPSC 1998: The given map relates to
(a)Kaniska at the time of his death
(b)Samudragupta after the close of his South Indian campaign
(c)Asoka towards the close of his reign
(d)Empire of Thanesar on the eve of Harsha’s accession
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Asoka towards the close of his reign
The map supplied in the paper shows an empire stretching from Afghanistan in the north-west to almost the whole of the Indian sub-continent except the far south, matching descriptions of the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka late in his reign. It does not fit the more limited domains of Kaniṣka, Samudragupta or the early Pushyabhūti kingdom of Thāneśvar. ([aspireias.com](https://www.aspireias.com/upsc-general-study-10years-paper/1998?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 58. It falls under Ancient History > Mauryan Empire.
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