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Who was Chanakya?
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Chanakya was the chief advisor of Chandragupta. He was also known as Kautilya. He wrote book ‘Arthashastra’ on politics.
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Sources: Indica and Arthashastra
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The main literary sources of information about the Mauryan period are _________ and _________.
Match the Following:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Megasthenes | (a) | third Buddhist Council |
| 2 | Chanakya | (b) | Greek Ambassador |
| 3 | Seleucus | (c) | Arthashastra |
| 4 | Sanghamitra | (d) | Alexander's general |
| 5 | Pataliputra | (e) | Spread of Buddhism |
State whether the following is true or false.
Jmlika was written by Kautilya.
Choose the correct answer:
Indika was written by ________.
