Which of the following statements is NOT true about the reign of Chandragupta Maurya?

Question

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the reign of Chandragupta Maurya?

1. A. He is said to have introduced an early postal system in India.
2. B. His empire stretched to Eastern Iran in the West.
3. C. His empire stretched from Sikkim in Eastern India to Iraq in the west. (Correct answer)
4. D. His empire stretched from Karnataka in the South to Afghanistan in the North.

Correct Answer

Option C — His empire stretched from Sikkim in Eastern India to Iraq in the west.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is His empire stretched from Sikkim in Eastern India to Iraq in the west..

Key Points

• Chandragupta Maurya's empire (322–297 BCE) stretched from Afghanistan/Eastern Iran in the west to Bengal in the east, and from the Himalayas in the north to Karnataka in the south.
• The claim it stretched "from Sikkim in Eastern India to Iraq in the west" is incorrect — his empire did not extend to Sikkim or Iraq.