Correct Answer: Bindusara

Solution : The correct option is Bindusara .

Emperor Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was the son of Emperor Bindusara. Bindusara was the Mauryan ruler who preceded Ashoka and was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India. Emperor Ashoka was born around 304 BCE and became the third Mauryan emperor after the death of his father, Bindusara. Ashoka's reign is particularly well-known for his conversion to Buddhism after the Kalinga War, which had an impact on the spread of Buddhism in India and beyond.