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State any two sources of information about the Mauryan Empire.
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Two sources of information about the Mauryan Empire are:
- Arthashastra of Kautilya — It was written by Kautilya or Chanakya, the Prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya. It is a comprehensive manual that deals with politics, rules of diplomacy, principles of administration and other political topics.
- Indika — This book was written by Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador at the court of Chandragupta Maurya. This book contains his impressions of what he heard and saw during his stay in India.
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