Question

2. What are the main sources of information
about the Mauryas?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There are two types of sources of Mauryan History. One is Literary and the other is Archaeological. The literary sources include Kautilya's Arthasastra, Visakha Datta's Mudra Rakshasa , Megasthenese's Indica, Buddhist literature and Puranas.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are two sources of information about the Mauryas.

Two important literary sources- Chanakya's-Arthashastra and megasthenes- Indika, give as a complete picture of the administration under Chandragupta.

• Arthashastra tells about how to govern an empire and describes the Administration of the Mauryas
• Megasthenes indika tells about the political, social and economic during this period