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*250 BCE: Ashoka builds Buddhist stupas and erects pillars bearing inscriptions.
*250 BCE: Ashoka builds Buddhist stupas and erects pillars bearing inscriptions.
*184 BCE: The empire collapses when Brihadratha, the last emperor, is killed by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]], a Mauryan general and the founder of the [[Shunga Empire]].
*184 BCE: The empire collapses when Brihadratha, the last emperor, is killed by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]], a Mauryan general and the founder of the [[Shunga Empire]].
== Sources of Mauryan History ==
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! style="background: orange;" | Mauryan History Sources !! style="background: yellow;" | Authentic Names
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| Jain Scriptures ||
1 - Brihatkalpa Sutra
2 - Brihatkathakosha
3 - Aradhana Satkathaprabandh
4 - Shri Chandravirachita Kathakosha
5 - Nemichandrakrita Kathakosha
6 - Parishishtaparvana
7 - Vividhtirthakalpa
8 - Punyashravakathakosha
9 - Nisitha Sutra
|-
| Buddhist Scriptures ||
1 - Mahavansha
2‌‌ - Dipavansha
3‌‌ - Mahabodhivansha
4 - Tripitaka
5 - Divyavadana
6 - Ashokavadana
7 ‌- Vinayapitaka
8 - Mahavansatika (Vansatthappakasini)
9 - Uttara Vihara Attakatha
|-
| Vedic Scriptures ||
1 - Matsya Purana
2 - Vishnu Purana
3‌ - Bhagavata Purana
4 - Bhavishya Purana
5 - Brahmanda Purana
6 - Vayu Purana
7 - Kamandaka Neetisara
|-
| Inscriptions / Rock Edicts Evidence ||
1 - Ashoka's Rock Edicts, Cave Inscriptions, Pillar Edicts
2 - Kharavela's Hathigumpha Rock Edicts
3 - Rudradaman Inscription of Junagarh
|-
| Ancient Historical Books ||
1 - Arthashastra, Kautilya
2 - Mudrarakshasa, Vishakhadatta
3 - Mahabhashya, Patanjali
4 - Malavikagnimitram, Kalidasa
5 - Harshacharita, Banabhatta
6 - Rajatarangini, Kalhana
7 - Indica, Megasthenese
8 - Naturalis Historia, Pliny
9 - Epitome of Trogus, Justin
10 - Geographica, Strabo
11 - Anabasis Alexandri, Arrian
12 - The travels of Fa-Hian, Fa Hian
|}


==In literature==
==In literature==
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