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State any two sources of information about the Mauryan Empire.
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Some sources of the Mauryan Empire are:
- Arthashatra
- Indika
- Ashokan Edicts
- Sanchi Stupa
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Who wrote Arthashastra? What is its importance?
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Arthashastra was written by Kautilya, also known as Chankaya. Arthashastra is a comprehensive manual that deals with politics, rules of diplomacy, principles of administration and other such political topics.
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What is the importance of Ashoka's edicts?
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Who wrote the Indika? What does it contain?
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What is a stupa? Name one stupa built by Ashoka.
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A stupa is a semispherical solid-dome like structure made of unburnt bricks and stones.Sanchi Stupa (45km from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh) was one stupa built by Ashoka.
