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Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.82

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.82

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c15.s2.82

What then were the primary causes of the disintegration of the mighty empire? There are good grounds for believing that the government of the outlying provinces by the imperial officials was oppressive. Already in the time of Bindusāra ministerial oppression had goaded the people of Taxila to open rebellion. The *Divyāvadāna* says¹

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