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Question
Who was Fa-Hien? What does he tells us about the people of India?
Solution
Fa-Hien was a Chinese scholar. He came to India from China during the reign of Chandragupta II.
He tells us that people of India were honest, secure, prosperous and happy. Criminals were not punished but fined. Taxes were light. There was no spy system.
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