Mauryan Geopolitics
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
1997
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_ANC_1997_165 Ref: Romila Thapar, Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka's empire?
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Correct Option: C
Sri Lanka was not a part of Ashoka's empire; it was treated as a friendly neighboring state (Tamraparni) in Mauryan inscriptions.