Question: Which is the historical country that replaces the Maurya Empire?
Paraphrase: Which is the country of history replacing the Maurya Empire?
SPARQL (Wikidata):  select distinct ?sbj where { ?sbj wdt:P1365 wd:Q62943 . ?sbj wdt:P31 wd:Q3024240 } 
Answer: Indo-Scythians, Shunga Empire, Satavahana dynasty