D. Answer the following questions in brief.
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 engrave
. 5. What advice was given by Ashoka to his sons and grandsons?
Answers
1. Seleucus Nikator was a trusted friend and a general of the king Alexander. After the death of Alexander, he established the Seleucid Empire over much of the territory in the Near East which Alexander had conquered.
2. The literary sources include Kautilya's Arthasastra, Visakha Datta's Mudra Rakshasa , Megasthenese's Indica, Buddhist literature and Puranas. The archaeological sources include Ashokan Edicts and inscriptions and material remains such as silver and copper punch-marked coins.
3. Saurashtra lake was built by Pushyagupta the provincial ruler of Chandragupta Maurya.This lake was built as the king wanted the best irrigation facilities in his kingdom and to control over his citizens.
4. The languages in which Ashoka's teachings were engraved were Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic.
5. Ashoka gave advice to his sons and grandsons that not to fight with other for gaining territories. They teached them to live in harmony .
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Answer:
seleucus nicator was a greek general
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