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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 | |||
|- | |||
| 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== | ||