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    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
    List-I (Ashoka's contemporary rulers) List-II (Countries where they ruled)
    A. Antiyoka 1.Cyrena
    B. Autkina 2.Egypt
    C. Maka 3.Macedonia
    D. Turmaya 4. Syria
    Codes:

    A)  A-1     B-4       C-2       D-3

    B)  A-2                  B-1      C-3                   D-4

    C)  A-3      B-2                   C-4       D-1

    D)  A-4      B-3                   C-1       D-2

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The correct match list is:
    Rulers             Country
    Antiyoka           Syria
    Autkina            Macedonia
    Maka              Cyrena
    Turmaya           Bgypt
    In Ills thirteenth inscription Ashoka mentions five Greek contemporary kings-Antiyoka (Syria 261-246 B. C.) Turamaya (Egypt, upto 247 B.C.), Kairina Kamar (300-250 B.C.) Alika Sundam (Apiran, 272- 258 B.C.), Autkina (Macedonia 278?339 B.C.). Historians find that all these rulers were thus before 258 B. C. The ruler ofApiran died in 258 B. C. but it finds mention mAshoka's inscription.


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