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Which city was the provincial capital of the northwest in Ashoka's empire?

AUjjain
BSuvarnagiri
CTaxila
DTosali
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Taxila
1. Four provincial capitals are named in the edicts. 2. Taxila served the northwest. 3. Ujjain was in the west, Suvarnagiri in the south and Tosali in the east. _Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Provinces_
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