History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c16.s3.27

History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c16.s3.27

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c16.s3.27

¹ The easy march according to Kautilya (ch. 130) was one yojana (7 miles) a day for an ordinary army; for a better one, 1½ yojanas, and for the best 2 yojanas a day. [The value of yojana to be 7 miles is well ascertained by Cunningham.] The campaign of Samudra Gupta must have been swift.

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit