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After unifying much of India, Chandragupta and [[Chanakya]] passed a series of major economic and political reforms. Chandragupta established a [[Mantriparishad|strong central administration]] from Pataliputra (now [[Patna]]).{{sfn|Mookerji|1988|pp=13–18}} Chandragupta applied the statecraft and economic policies described in Chanakya's text ''[[Arthashastra]]''.{{sfn|Boesche|2003|pp=7–18}}<ref>MV Krishna Rao (1958, Reprinted 1979), Studies in Kautilya, 2nd Edition, {{oclc|551238868}}, {{ISBN|978-8121502429}}, pages 13–14, 231–233</ref>{{sfn|Olivelle|2013|pp=31–38}} There are varying accounts in the historic, legendary, and hagiographic literature of various Indian religions about Chandragupta's rule, but Allchin and Erdosy' are suspect; they state, "one cannot but be struck by the many close correspondences between the (Hindu) Arthashastra and the two other major sources the (Buddhist) Asokan inscriptions and (Greek) Megasthenes text".{{sfn|Allchin|Erdosy|1995|pp=187–194}} | After unifying much of India, Chandragupta and [[Chanakya]] passed a series of major economic and political reforms. Chandragupta established a [[Mantriparishad|strong central administration]] from Pataliputra (now [[Patna]]).{{sfn|Mookerji|1988|pp=13–18}} Chandragupta applied the statecraft and economic policies described in Chanakya's text ''[[Arthashastra]]''.{{sfn|Boesche|2003|pp=7–18}}<ref>MV Krishna Rao (1958, Reprinted 1979), Studies in Kautilya, 2nd Edition, {{oclc|551238868}}, {{ISBN|978-8121502429}}, pages 13–14, 231–233</ref>{{sfn|Olivelle|2013|pp=31–38}} There are varying accounts in the historic, legendary, and hagiographic literature of various Indian religions about Chandragupta's rule, but Allchin and Erdosy' are suspect; they state, "one cannot but be struck by the many close correspondences between the (Hindu) Arthashastra and the two other major sources the (Buddhist) Asokan inscriptions and (Greek) Megasthenes text".{{sfn|Allchin|Erdosy|1995|pp=187–194}} | ||