alleryA conquest in all four directions by an early king was called what?
ADigvijaya
BAshvamedha
CRajasuya
DDharmavijaya
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Digvijaya
1. Early kings led campaigns against neighbours.
2. Such a campaign was called Digvijaya, conquest of the four directions.
3. Ashvamedha and Rajasuya are rituals, and Dharmavijaya was Ashoka's policy.
_Source: Wikipedia, Janapada, section Interactions between kingdoms_
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