Question

What is the main source of information about the mauryas?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are two types of sources of Mauryan History. One is Literary and the other is Archaeological. The literary sources include Kautilya's Arthasastra, Visakha Datta's Mudra Rakshasa , Megasthenese's Indica, Buddhist literature and Puranas.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are two sources of information about Mauryans.

Two important literary sources -

Chanakya's - Arthashastra.:-

Arthashastra tells us about how to govern an empire and describes the Administration of the Mauryas

Megasthenes - Indika:-

tells about the political, social and economic conditions of people during this period.

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