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ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢᴀᴅʜᴀ ɪɴ 3⃣2⃣1⃣ ʙᴄ. sᴀɴsᴋʀɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ʀɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴsɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴡᴏs:
1⃣. ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴠɪsʜɴᴜᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ, ʙʜᴀɢᴀᴡᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ, ᴍᴀʀᴋᴀɴᴅᴇʏᴀ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ
2⃣. ᴀʀᴛʜsʜᴀsᴛʀᴀ ʙʏ ᴋᴀᴜᴛɪʟʏᴀ
3⃣. ᴍᴜᴅʀᴀʀᴀᴋsʜᴀsʜᴀ ʙʏ ᴠɪsʜᴀᴋʜᴀᴅᴀᴛᴛᴀ
4⃣. ᴍᴀʜᴀʙʜᴀsʏᴀ ʙʏ ᴘᴀᴛᴀɴᴊᴀʟɪ
5⃣. ᴍᴀʟᴠɪᴋᴀɢɴɪᴍɪᴛʀᴀ ʙʏ ᴋᴀʟɪᴅᴀs
6⃣. ʜᴀʀsʜᴄʜᴀʀɪᴛᴀ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴀʙʜᴀᴛᴛᴀ
7⃣. ʀᴀᴊᴛᴀʀᴀɴɢɪɴɪ ʙʏ ᴋᴀʟʜᴀɴ
8⃣. sᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ ᴛᴇxᴛs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅɪᴘᴀᴠᴀɴsᴀ, ᴍᴀʜᴀᴠᴀɴsᴀ, ᴀsᴏᴋᴀᴠᴀᴅᴀɴ , ᴍɪʟᴀɴᴅᴀ-ᴘᴀɴʜᴏ . ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʀɪʙᴇs ᴏғ sᴀᴋʏᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴏᴄᴋs (ᴍᴏʀ ɪɴ ʜɪɴᴅɪ) ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀs.
9⃣. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴊᴀɪɴᴀ ᴛᴇxᴛs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙʀɪʜᴀᴛᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋᴏsʜᴀ ᴏғ ʜᴀʀɪsᴇɴᴀ, ᴀʀᴀᴅʜᴀɴᴀ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴀʙʜᴀᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀ, ᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋᴏsʜᴀ ʙʏ sʜʀɪᴄʜᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴛᴄ. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀɪʏᴀ ᴛʀɪʙᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴏᴄᴋ ᴛᴀᴍᴇʀs.
1⃣0⃣. ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀʜᴀᴍɴɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴀs sʜᴜᴅʀᴀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ. ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ɪs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴀɴᴅʀᴏᴋᴏᴛᴛᴀs.
1⃣1⃣. ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs : ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀ ʙʏ ᴍᴇʜɢᴀsᴛʜᴀɴᴇs. ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴘʟᴜᴛᴀʀᴄʜ, sᴛʀᴀʙᴏ, ᴘᴛᴏʟᴇᴍʏ, ᴀʀɪᴀɴ & ᴊᴜsᴛɪɴ. ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢs ᴏғ ғᴀ ʜɪᴇɴ, ʜᴜᴇɴ ᴛsᴀɴɢ, ɪ-ᴛsɪɴɢ ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ ᴘɪʟɢʀɪᴍs.
1⃣2⃣. ᴀsᴏᴋᴀ’s ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴs
1⃣3⃣. ʀᴏᴄᴋs & ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ ᴇᴅɪᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s
1⃣4⃣. ʜᴀᴛʜɪɢᴜᴍᴘʜᴀ ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s
1⃣5⃣. ɢɪʀɴᴀʀ ‘s ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴜᴅʀᴀᴅᴀᴍᴀɴ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴏᴋᴀ
1⃣6⃣. ᴄᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴊᴜɴɪ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴀsᴀʀᴀᴛʜ
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ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴄᴄᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢᴀᴅʜᴀ ɪɴ 3⃣2⃣1⃣ ʙᴄ. sᴀɴsᴋʀɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ʀɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴsɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴡᴏs:
1⃣. ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴠɪsʜɴᴜᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ, ʙʜᴀɢᴀᴡᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ, ᴍᴀʀᴋᴀɴᴅᴇʏᴀ ᴘᴜʀᴀɴᴀ
2⃣. ᴀʀᴛʜsʜᴀsᴛʀᴀ ʙʏ ᴋᴀᴜᴛɪʟʏᴀ
3⃣. ᴍᴜᴅʀᴀʀᴀᴋsʜᴀsʜᴀ ʙʏ ᴠɪsʜᴀᴋʜᴀᴅᴀᴛᴛᴀ
4⃣. ᴍᴀʜᴀʙʜᴀsʏᴀ ʙʏ ᴘᴀᴛᴀɴᴊᴀʟɪ
5⃣. ᴍᴀʟᴠɪᴋᴀɢɴɪᴍɪᴛʀᴀ ʙʏ ᴋᴀʟɪᴅᴀs
6⃣. ʜᴀʀsʜᴄʜᴀʀɪᴛᴀ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴀʙʜᴀᴛᴛᴀ
7⃣. ʀᴀᴊᴛᴀʀᴀɴɢɪɴɪ ʙʏ ᴋᴀʟʜᴀɴ
8⃣. sᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ ᴛᴇxᴛs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅɪᴘᴀᴠᴀɴsᴀ, ᴍᴀʜᴀᴠᴀɴsᴀ, ᴀsᴏᴋᴀᴠᴀᴅᴀɴ , ᴍɪʟᴀɴᴅᴀ-ᴘᴀɴʜᴏ . ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʀɪʙᴇs ᴏғ sᴀᴋʏᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴏᴄᴋs (ᴍᴏʀ ɪɴ ʜɪɴᴅɪ) ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀs.
9⃣. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴊᴀɪɴᴀ ᴛᴇxᴛs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙʀɪʜᴀᴛᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋᴏsʜᴀ ᴏғ ʜᴀʀɪsᴇɴᴀ, ᴀʀᴀᴅʜᴀɴᴀ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴀʙʜᴀᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀ, ᴋᴀᴛʜᴀᴋᴏsʜᴀ ʙʏ sʜʀɪᴄʜᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴛᴄ. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀɪʏᴀ ᴛʀɪʙᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴏᴄᴋ ᴛᴀᴍᴇʀs.
1⃣0⃣. ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀʜᴀᴍɴɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s ᴀs sʜᴜᴅʀᴀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ. ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ɪs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴀɴᴅʀᴏᴋᴏᴛᴛᴀs.
1⃣1⃣. ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs : ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀ ʙʏ ᴍᴇʜɢᴀsᴛʜᴀɴᴇs. ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴘʟᴜᴛᴀʀᴄʜ, sᴛʀᴀʙᴏ, ᴘᴛᴏʟᴇᴍʏ, ᴀʀɪᴀɴ & ᴊᴜsᴛɪɴ. ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢs ᴏғ ғᴀ ʜɪᴇɴ, ʜᴜᴇɴ ᴛsᴀɴɢ, ɪ-ᴛsɪɴɢ ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ ᴘɪʟɢʀɪᴍs.
1⃣2⃣. ᴀsᴏᴋᴀ’s ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴs
1⃣3⃣. ʀᴏᴄᴋs & ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ ᴇᴅɪᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s
1⃣4⃣. ʜᴀᴛʜɪɢᴜᴍᴘʜᴀ ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ’s
1⃣5⃣. ɢɪʀɴᴀʀ ‘s ɪɴsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴜᴅʀᴀᴅᴀᴍᴀɴ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴏᴋᴀ
1⃣6⃣. ᴄᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴊᴜɴɪ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴀsᴀʀᴀᴛʜ
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main sources of mauryan dynasty are literary sources and archaeological sources which are well known sources of the period..
#literary sources it include the sources like Arthashastra and megasthenes Indica also Rakshas.
# and archaeological sources it includes Ashokan edicts and inscriptions.
#literary sources it include the sources like Arthashastra and megasthenes Indica also Rakshas.
# and archaeological sources it includes Ashokan edicts and inscriptions.
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