Megasthenes’ Indica
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Periodc. 300 BCE, Mauryan Period Exam importanceHigh
An account of Mauryan India written by Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador at Chandragupta Maurya’s court — the original text is lost, but fragments survive through later classical writers, making it a key (if indirect) foreign source on Mauryan administration and society.
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