The account which throws light on Mauryan polity and society

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Mauryan Empire – India’s First Empire

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Chapter 1.04 Intellectual Awakening and Socio-Political Changes
EXERCISE | Q I. 5. | Page 64

Who was the last emperor of Mauryan Dynasty?

Statement (A) Ashoka is considered as one of India’s greatest rulers.

Reason (R) He ruled according to the principle of Dhamma.

Which classical Tamil poetic works have the reference of Mauryans?

Kalinga war became a turning point in Ashoka’s life. How?

Movie show – about Ashoka and Chandragupta.

Ajatashatru was the son of Bindusara.
Linguistic and cultural commonality prevailed in the Mahajanapads. Whereas in the Janapads different social and cultural groups lived.
The 6th century BCE witnessed the establishment of kingdoms, oligarchies, and chiefdoms.
The Gana-Sanghas had only two strata. The Kshatriya Rajakula and dasaakarmakara.

Ashoka sent his son and daughter to spread his message ______.

Simhasena refers to ______.

Statues of Yakshas and Yakshis belonged to the ______.

Who am I

I am known as Patna now. Originally who was I?