Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c3.3

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Chandragupta Maurya a historical person, 1; His Titles to Greatness, 1; Earliest Indian Emperors, 1; Terms and Ceremonies of Imperialism, 1; Achievements of Chandragupta, 2-4; Greater India, 3; Sources of History, Classical, 5; Sanskrit, Buddhist, and Jain 6; The *Arthaśāstra* as a Source, 7; Lineage, 7; Base Origin of Nandas, 9; Evidence of Purāṇas, 11; of *Arthaśāstra*, 13; *Varṇāśrama-dharma*, 14; The term *Maurya*, 15; The term *Vṛishala*, 16; Statement of Dhuṇḍirāja, 18; Differences between *Mudrārākshasa* and Purāṇas, 19; Kashmīr tradition, 20; Jain tradition, 23; Evidence of Monuments, 24; Summation of Evidence, 24;