describe in your own word what megasthenese had written about the mauryan emperor and the capital city of the mauryan empire
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Here is a part of Megasthenese’s description about the Mauryan Emperor and the Capital City: (Pataliputra or modem Patna)
1. The Emperor
The occasions on which the emperor appears in public are celebrated with grand royal processions. He is carried in a golden palanquin (Palankeen).
Emperor’s guards rode elephants decorated with gold and silver. Some of the guards carried trees on which live birds, including a flock of trained parrots circled about the head of the emperor.
The king (or the emperor) was normally surrounded by armed women. He was afraid that someone might try to kill him.
The emperor had special servants to taste the food before he ate. He never slept in the same bedroom for two nights.
2. The Capital City or Pataliputra (or modern Patna)
The Capital City of the Mauryan empire was Pataliputra (modern Patna). It was a large and beautiful city. It was surrounded by a massive wall. It had 570 towers and 64 gates.
The houses (of capital city), of two and three storeys were built from wood and mud bricks.
The emperor’s palace was made of wood and decorated with stone carvings. It was surrounded with gardens and enclosures for keeping birds.
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Megasthenes said that The Mauryan Empire was well and good. He was a Greek traveller who reached India during the time of Mauryan Ruler Chandragupta Maurya. He wrote many books about the wellness and richness of India that time