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C. Very short answer type questions
1. Who assisted Chandragupta in founding the Mauryan empire?
2. Name two important literary sources of the Mauryan period.
3. Who were the 'Pradestha', 'Yuktas' and 'Rajukas'?
4. Explain the terms 'Digvijaya' and 'Dharmavijaya'.
5. Which religion was embraced by Ashoka after the Kalinga War?
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1 minister chankya

2 tax and agriculture

3 Rajukas" were the provincial officials during the Mauryan administration.

4The historical realtiy of India is that of 'Digvijaya' (conquest of other kings in warfare) taken to be the greatest achievement for a king. The word 'Dharmavijaya' echoing *Digvijaya' was a departure from traditional Hindu religion which did not believe in religious conversion.

5 After Ashoka's successful but devastating conquest of Kalinga early in his rule, he converted to Buddhism and was inspired by its doctrine of dharma.