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Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?


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a

Pushyamitra Sunga

b

Agnimitra

c

Vasumitra

d

Jayesthamitra 

answer is A.

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Pushyamitra Shunga usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha.
Without an heir, Brihadratha Maurya was assassinated by his commander Pushyamitra Shunga in 180 BCE during a military display. As a result, the vast Mauryan Empire collapsed and the Shunga Empire emerged.
Thus, 1 is the correct answer.
 
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Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?