The Mysterious Origin of Mauryas

In this video, we discuss the debate regarding the origin of the Maurya dynasty. We dissect and analyze various sources in order to have a clear picture of the ancestry of the Mauryas.

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Reference:-
1. Chandragupta Maurya and his Times by Radhakumud Mookerji
2. Age of Nandas and Mauryas by KA Nilkantha Sastri
3. History and culture of Indian people, Volume 2, Age of Imperial Unity by RC Majumdar
4. Chandragupta Maurya a Gem in Indian History by Purushottam Lal Bhargava
5. The past before us; Historical traditions of Early North India by Romila Thapar
6. Vishnu purana translated by Horace Hayman Wilson
7. Bhagvata Purana by Gitapress Gorakhpur
8. The life and legend of Gautama, The Buddha of the Burmese, Volume 2 by Right reverend P Bigandent
9. Markandeya Purana translated by Frederick Eden Pargiter
10. Textual and Historical analysis of the Puranic Chronology relating to the Maurya dynasty by SN Roy.
11. Ashoka and the decline of Mauryas by Romila Thapar
12. The Purana text of the dynasties of the Kali age by FE Pargiter
13. Mahapariniban sutta, Last days of The Buddha, translated from Pali by Sister Vajira and Francis Story.
14. Mudrarakshasa (Literary study) by Antara Chakravarty
15. Epigraphica Indica Volume 2

Credits:-
Research and Script by Pushkar Chaudhary
Inputs on the script from Jay Vardhan Singh

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