Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha.
Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: The Maurya Empire was a geographically-extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between 322 and 187 BCE.
Explanation by: Gaurav Lamba
The Maurya Empire was a geographically-extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between 322 and 187 BCE.