History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c8.s6.6

c8.s6.6

During the rule of the Mauryas Kanauj, like other towns in the north, must have formed part of their wide dominions, but it was otherwise an obscure place that played no part in their history. After the death of Aśoka, the Maurya empire crumbled to pieces, and seems to have been parcelled out amongst his sons. One of the latter, named Jalauka, pushed his conquests as far as Kānyakubja in the east.³ The statement, however, is very confused, and should not be implicitly relied upon as authoritative evidence of the alleged fact.