Q. Which of the following archeological sites in Karnataka is denoted as southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire?
Answer:
Brahmagiri
Notes: Brahmagiri is an archaeological site located in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Legend has it that this is the site where sage Gautama Maharishi and his wife Ahalya lived. This site was first explored by Benjamin L. Rice in 1891, who discovered rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka here. These rock edicts indicated that the locality was termed as Isila and denoted the southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire. The earliest settlement found here has been dated to at least the 2nd millennium BC.