Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.17

c11.17

Among the sources of the Maurya period mention is often made of the *Kauṭiliya-Arthaśāstra*. The copious information obtainable from this work relates more to ideals and methods of administration, social life etc., than to external political facts; it is also a matter of controversy how far the famous treatise can be regarded as a genuine product of the Maurya Age.