History & Civics
Answer
The contributions of Bindusara are as follows:
- Bindusara with extending the Mauryan Empire in the south, except the extreme south.
- Bindusara maintained friendly relations with the Greeks and exchanged ambassadors with Antiochus, the successor of Seleucus.
- He, along with his son Ashoka quelled a revolt in Taxila.
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What was the role of Dhamma Mahamatras in Ashoka's administration?
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"Ashoka took special interest in erecting monolithic pillars, inscribed and uninscribed, in great numbers and designed on a magnificent scale. No less than thirty pillars set up by Ashoka have been found so far."
(Source: https://www.du.ac.in/up/oads/new-web/04012023_Appendix-108.pdf)
(a) What values are promoted in Ashoka's pillar edicts?
(b) Name any three locations where Ashoka's pillars have been discovered.
What were the primary scripts used in Ashoka's inscriptions, and why?
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"The extent of Ashoka's empire can be traced through the spread of his inscriptions. From their distribution we know that the Mauryan Empire extended up to Kandahar in Afghanistan in the north-west."
(Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/64794/1/Unit16.pdf)
(a) What were the eastern and western boundaries of Ashoka's empire?
(b) What does the extent of Ashoka's empire reveal about Mauryan military achievements?