Consider the following statements regarding Kalashoka and the history of Magadha:
Kalashoka was the first Mauryan emperor to shift the capital to Pataliputra.
The Second Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Ashoka the Great.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question

Kalashoka was a Shishunaga dynasty ruler, not a Mauryan; he shifted the Magadhan capital to Pataliputra. The Second Buddhist Council occurred around 383 BCE, during Kalashoka’s reign, and not during Ashoka the Great’s rule. Ashoka, from the Mauryan dynasty, convened the Third Buddhist Council much later, in the 3rd century BCE.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

Neither 1 nor 2 is correct Kalashoka was a Shishunaga dynasty ruler, not a Mauryan; he shifted the Magadhan capital to Pataliputra. The Second Buddhist Council occurred around 383 BCE, during Kalashoka’s reign, and not during Ashoka the Great’s rule. Ashoka, from the Mauryan dynasty, convened the Third Buddhist Council much later, in the 3rd century BCE.

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