Which of the following was an administrative centre of the Southern province of

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Which of the following was an administrative centre of the Southern province of Ashoka’s empire?

Options:

A . Satiyaputra

B . Isila

C . Samapa

D . Keralputra

Answer: Option B
Answer: (b) During 4th and 3rd century BCE, Karnataka was part of Nanda and Maurya Empire. The Brahmagiri edicts in Chitradurga dated around 230 BCE belong to emperor Ashoka and says of the nearby region as ‘Isila’ which means ‘fortified region’. These rock edicts indicated that the Isila was the southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire.

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