alleryStart learning →Chandragupta's control extended as far northwest as:
AAfghanistan and Baluchistan
BBurma and the Assam hills
CNepal and the Bhutan hills
DJava and distant Sumatra
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Afghanistan and Baluchistan
1. The first Maurya pushed the frontier far beyond Magadha.
2. His control reached Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
3. Later, Asokan inscriptions appear in that northwest.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 2 'Kings, Farmers and Towns' (lehs102)_
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