Mauryan Biography
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2020
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_ANC_2020_172 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
Ashoka won the Avanti Mahajapad and merged it in the Mauryan empire during Bindusara rule. What text does it refer to?
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The Samantapāsādikā of Buddhaghosa is the text that refers to Ashoka's governance and annexation of Avanti during his father Bindusara's reign.