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1. Who was Seleucus Nicator?
2. List the main sources of information about Mauryan dynasty
3. Which lake was built by Chandragupta Maurya and why?
4. Name the languages in which Ashoka's teachings were engraved
5. What advice was given by Ashoka to his sons and grandsons?
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- Seleucus I Nicator ('Seleucus the Victor') was one of the Diadochi (the rival generals, relatives, and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death).
- 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.
- Sudarshana Lake , The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshana Lake for irrigation was constructed by Pushyagupta a provinicial governor of Chandragupta Maurya
- Prakrit , The edicts are composed in non-standardized and archaic forms of Prakrit. Prakrit inscriptions were written in Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts, which even a commoner could read and understand. The inscriptions found in the area of Pakistan are in the Kharoshthi script. Other Edicts are written in Greek or Aramaic.
- Ashoka gave advice to his sons and grandsons that not to fight with others for gaining territories. They taught them to live in harmony
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