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The best-known rulers who controlled the Silk Route around 2000 years ago were the:

AShakas
BGuptas
CMauryas
DKushanas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Kushanas
1. They ruled central Asia and north-west India. 2. The Kushanas controlled the route. 3. Silk was shipped west from the Indus mouth. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 9, Traders, Kings and Pilgrims._
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