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Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of

A. Kanishka

B. Chandragupta-II

C. Gautamiputra Satakarni

D. Pushyamitra Sunga

Answer: Option D

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Pushyamitra Shunga was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire in East India. Pushyamitra was originally a Senapati "General" of the Maurya Empire. In 185 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor, Brihadratha Maurya, during an army review, and proclaimed himself emperor. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary Pushyamitra Sunga.

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