Describe the sources to reconstruct the age of Mauryan with reference to the following Indika and Arthashatra
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SOURCES OF THE MAURYAN AGE
⇒ INDIKA
(i) Indika was written by Megasthenes , who was a writer and a guest in Chandragupta Maurya's Court.
(ii) Indika was written upon Megasthenes's experience in India of what he observed and saw in India.
(iii) The Indika gives us a lot of information about the Mauryan Empire
(iv) The actual Indika is lost but still its parts and writings are conserved among the writings of Strabo , Arrian and Diodorus
⇒ ARTHASHASTRA
(i) Arthashastra was written by Kautilya or Chanakya.
(ii) It is one of the most important sources of the Mauryan Empire.
(iii) It is a book on administration.
(iv) It contains ethics of administration , rules of democracy , and other political principles.
(v) It is written in Sanskrit which was popular at that time.
Hope it helps !
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⇒ INDIKA
(i) Indika was written by Megasthenes , who was a writer and a guest in Chandragupta Maurya's Court.
(ii) Indika was written upon Megasthenes's experience in India of what he observed and saw in India.
(iii) The Indika gives us a lot of information about the Mauryan Empire
(iv) The actual Indika is lost but still its parts and writings are conserved among the writings of Strabo , Arrian and Diodorus
⇒ ARTHASHASTRA
(i) Arthashastra was written by Kautilya or Chanakya.
(ii) It is one of the most important sources of the Mauryan Empire.
(iii) It is a book on administration.
(iv) It contains ethics of administration , rules of democracy , and other political principles.
(v) It is written in Sanskrit which was popular at that time.
Hope it helps !
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