UPSC History The Mourya Empire Question Bank Maurya Period

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    The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription is

    A)  Chakravarti                  

    B)  Devraja           

    C)  Dharmakirti                  

    D)  Priyadarsi                    

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The rock inscriptions of Devanampriya Priyadarshil were being discovered all over India for centuries. But for a long time, the identity of this 'Devanampriya PriyadarshT remained a puzzle. In the year 1915 near a village called Maski in Raichur District of Karnataka, a rock inscription was discovered on a hill. In this inscription, for the first time, the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi. It was then certain that Devanampriya Priyadarshi was no other than Ashoka.


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