1. UPSC Civil Services
  2. Preliminary
  3. Ancient History
  4. The given map relates to

The given map relates to :

(a) Kanishka at the time of his death.
(b) Samudragupta after the close of his South Indiancampaign.
(c) Ashoka towards close of his reign.
(d) Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of Harsha’s accession.

Ans: (c) Ashoka towards close of his reign.

Explanation:The given map is related to the reign of Ashokatowards end of his rule. Ashoka (304–232 BC),popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indianemperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled over theIndian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC. His empirestretched from present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan inthe west, to the present-day Bangladesh and theIndian state of Assam in the east, and as far south asnorthern Kerala and Andhra.