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Question
Name any two sources to reconstruct the Age of the Mauryas.
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Solution
- Literary Sources: Indica (written by Megasthenes), Arthashastra.
- Archaeological sources: The Rock Edicts of Ashoka, the Ashokan Pillars.
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