Question

Mention three valuable sources used by historians to reconstruct the historties of the Mauryan rulers.​

Answer 1

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Sources to reconstruct the history of Mauryan Empire:

(i) Archaeological finds -sculptures, coins, rock edicts.

(ii) Accounts of Megasthenes.

(iii) Arthashastra composed by Kautilya.

(iv) Buddhist, Jaina, Puranic literature and Sanskrit literary works.

(v) Accounts of Chinese travellers.

(vi) Inscriptions of Asoka.

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