Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.93
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.93
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c15.s2.93
¹ On the contrary, if the *Gārgī Saṁhitā* is to be believed, one of his successors, namely Śāliśūka, actually quickened the pace by his tyranny—*Sarāshṭra mardate ghoraṁ dharmavādī adhārmikaḥ* (*sic*). Some of Aśoka's descendants (e.g., Jalauka) set up independent sovereignties, and were thus directly responsible for the dismemberment of the empire.