Question

Who was the Persian appointed by Ashoka to administer the Western province?
1. Tusapa
2. Justine
3. Plutarch
4. Sunasepah

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Tusapa

The correct answer is Tusapa.

• Tusapa was the Persian appointed by Ashoka to administer the Western province.

 

• Ashoka is also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty.
• Ashoka ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BC.
  • A grandson of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.
  • Considered by many to be one of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east.
  • It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
  • The empire's capital was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-day Patna), with provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain.
  • Born: 304 BC, Pataliputra
  • Died: 232 BC, Pataliputra