The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c7.40
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c7.40
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c7.40
That the subjects of the Maurya Kings were liable to torture for non-payment of Government demands is proved by the words of King Aśōka, who, after his conversion to Buddhism, recorded in his Kalinga edicts his regret that individuals had been subjected to undeserved imprisonment and torture.