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Option 2 : Maurya
The correct answer is Maurya.
- Emperor Ashoka belongs to Mauryan Dynasty.
- He ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE.
- He was the grandson of the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya.
- The empire's capital was Pataliputra(modern-day Patna).
- He helped spread Buddhism across Asia.
- Ashoka's father Bindusara appointed him as the Governor of Ujjain, which was an important administrative and commercial centre in the Avanti province of central India.
- As per historians, Ashoka met his future wife, Mahadevi while en route to Ujjain.
- Ashoka's son Mahina was born in Ujjain.
- Ashoka built Buddhist stupas in Sanchi, Eran, Vidisha, etc.
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