Which factor is listed among the reasons for Mauryan decline?
ADefeat by Seleucus
BRise of Gupta kings
CWeak later emperors
DShift to Ujjain city
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Weak later emperors
1. Historians give several reasons for the decline.
2. One is a succession of weak emperors after Ashoka.
3. Seleucus was met earlier by treaty, and the Guptas came much later.
_Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Decline_
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