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This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It focuses on sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This third edition contains a new foreword which updates research.

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LIST OF PLATES; PRE-WORD; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; CONCLUSION; APPENDICES; 1. THE DATE OF THE ARTHASTRA; 2. THE TITLES OF ASOKA; 3. THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE EDICTS; 4. POTTERY AND COINS OF THE MAURYAN PERIOD; 5. A TRANSLATION OF THE EDICTS OF A?OKA; 6. MAURYAN ART; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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      Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
      Published 30 June 2012
      ISBN-13 9780198077244
      978-0198077244
      Also in:
      Ancient history Archaeology Asian history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It focuses on sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This third edition contains a new foreword which updates research.

      Table of Contents
      LIST OF PLATES; PRE-WORD; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; CONCLUSION; APPENDICES; 1. THE DATE OF THE ARTHASTRA; 2. THE TITLES OF ASOKA; 3. THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE EDICTS; 4. POTTERY AND COINS OF THE MAURYAN PERIOD; 5. A TRANSLATION OF THE EDICTS OF A?OKA; 6. MAURYAN ART; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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