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Question
What does Megasthenes tell us about the division of Indian society?
Solution
Megasthenes reveals that Indian society was divided into seven classes: philosophers, cultivators, herdsman, artisans and traders, soldiers, overseers, and councilors. This division should be regarded as the equivalent of the caste system, because the number of castes was now far larger than seven.
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