Aśoka and the Decline of the MauryasOxford University Press, 16.04.2012 This classic provides a comprehensive account of the hstory of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Aśoka. It examines the sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This edition comes with a new Pre-word which updates research on the subject. |
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administration Ājīvikas Ancient India animals appears Aramaic archaeological areas Arrian Arthaśāstra Aśoka Aśokan inscriptions Beloved Bindusāra Bloch brahmans brāhmī Brāhmī script Buddha Buddhist Candragupta centre century B.C. Ceylon conquest Daśaratha Delhi described Dhamma dhamma-mahāmattas Dharmaśāstra Diodorus Dīpavamsa Divyāvadāna dynasty earlier early economic engraved evidence excavations Fa-hsien fact Gandhāra Ganges plain Girnār Gods Greek History Ibid idea important inscribed Inscriptions d'Asoka Jaina Jātakas Kalinga Kalinga War Kandahar Kauțalya king Piyadassi kingdom Kunāla land largely later legend Magadha mahāmattas Mahāvamsa Mahinda Major Rock Edicts Mauryan empire Mauryan period Megasthenes mentioned Minor Rock monks Nandas north-west officials Pāli Pāțaliputra Pillar Edict political possible Prākrit pre-Mauryan probably punch-marked coins Purāṇa rājūkas reference regarded region regnal reign of Aśoka religious route royal ruler Samgha Samprati Sanchi Schism Edict sects social society sources śramaņas story Strabo stūpa suggested symbol Taxila Tissa tradition Ujjain various ware