alleryWhich Mauryan emperor commissioned the Sanchi Stupa to enshrine relics of the Buddha?
AChandragupta
BBindusara
CAshoka
DSamudragupta
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ashoka
1. The Sanchi Stupa is a prominent early Buddhist monument.
2. It was commissioned by Emperor Ashoka during the Mauryan Empire to enshrine relics of the Buddha.
3. Samudragupta was a Gupta ruler, not a Mauryan.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Buddhist architecture_
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