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Mention three valuable sources used by historians to reconstruct
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The development of the Mauryan Empire can be attributed to the development and growth of Magadha. Magadha became the most powerful mahajanapada between the 6th and 4th century BCE with Pataliputra as its capital. Archaeologists and historians have used a variety of sources to recreate the history of the Mauryan Empire.
Many archaeological finds are used to understand the history of the Mauryans. Sculptures are the major sources. The accounts and works of Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, is also another important source. Another source that is used is the Arthashastra, written by Kautilya or Chanakya, who is believed to be the minister of Chandragupta.
The Buddhist, Jaina and Puranic literature in the later stages and the Sanskrit literary works are also an important literary source. But the most valued of them all are the inscriptions of Asoka on rocks and pillars. He was the first ruler to inscribe his messages and orders on stone surfaces. He used the inscriptions to communicate what he understood to be dhamma. Various teachings of Asoka known as the Asokan edicts are the major archaeological source used to recreate the history of the Mauryan Empire.
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