Asked: 42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997medium Level
ID: 693fedae128ec97c3fdfd81d
QUESTION STATEMENT:

निम्न में से कौन-सा क्षेत्र अशोक के साम्राज्य में सम्मिलित नहीं था?

Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Afghanistan
अफगानिस्तान
B
Bihar
बिहार
C
Sri Lanka
श्रीलंका
Correct
D
Kalinga
कलिंग
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C (Sri Lanka)

श्रीलंका अशोक के साम्राज्य में स्थित नहीं था। अशोक के द्वितीय वृहद् शिलालेख से स्पष्ट होता है कि भारत में अशोक का अधिकार चोल, पाण्ड्य, सतियपुत्त, केरलपुत्त को छोड़कर सर्वत्र था; क्योंकि इन राज्यों को प्रत्यंत या सीमावर्ती राज्य कहा गया है।

Sri Lanka was not part of Ashoka’s territory. The second major rock edict of Ashoka clarifies that Chola, Pandyas, Satiyaputta, Keralaputta and Tamraparni (Sri Lanka) were not the part of Mauryan reign. That’s why they were called edge states.

Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Maurya Empire
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