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प्रश्न
Mention any two factors responsible for the decline of the Mauryan empire.
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उत्तर
Two factors responsible for the decline of the Mauryan empire are:
- Weak successors of Ashoka proved to be incapable to make a strong hold on the vast realm of their predecessors.
- Beginning of the invasions of the Greek kings in north-western India.
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