History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2014 History
Which of the following was an administrative centre of the southern part of the Ashokan Empire?
ATosali
BSamapa
CSuvarnagiri ✓ Correct
DUjjayini
Correct answer: (C) Suvarnagiri — Suvarnagiri was the administrative centre of the southern part, so the answer is Suvarnagiri.
Explanation
★Suvarnagiri was the administrative centre of the southern part, so the answer is Suvarnagiri.
★Pataliputra was the capital of the whole Mauryan empire.
★For administration the empire was divided into four provinces.
★The eastern province was governed from Tosali.
★The western province was governed from Ujjayini.
★The southern province was governed from Suvarnagiri and the northern from Takshashila.
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