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Which Mauryan emperor originally commissioned the Great Stupa at Sanchi?
ADasharatha
BBindusara
CChandragupta
DAshoka
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ashoka
The Great Stupa was commissioned by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE.
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