Which one of the following is correctly chronologically ordered? a. Chandragupta Maurya, King Kanishka, Delhi Sultanate. b. Chola Kingdom, Gupta Empire, Mauryan Empire. c. Siddartha Gautama, Rajaraja I, Kushan Kingdom. d. Samudragupta, King Ashoka, Chola Kingdom.

A

Explanation:

Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BC.

King Kanishka was the founder of the Kushan Empire, in the 2nd century AD.

The Delhi (Muslim) Sultanate roughly existed from the 13th to the 16th century AD.

a. Chandragupta Maurya, King Kanishka, Delhi Sultanate

Explanation:

Mourya dynasty was the first and strongest dynasty which ruled Northern India and the founder of Maurya Empire is Chandragupta Maurya.

King Kanishka ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent after Chandragupta Maurya, which is Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region.

Delhi sultanate was the third after King Kanishka. The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that spread over large parts of the Indian subcontinent.