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Revision note: Mauryas, Post-Mauryan Kingdoms and the Guptas


  • Arthashastra – Kautilya; Indica – Megasthenes
  • Kalinga war c. 261 BCE → Dhamma; Brahmi deciphered by Prinsep (1837)
  • Kanishka – Fourth Council; Samudragupta – Prayag Prashasti by Harisena
  • Fa-Hien – Chandragupta II; Aryabhata – Gupta period
Revision card summarising Mauryas, Post-Mauryan Kingdoms and the Guptas
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