Hanuman STUDIES Question: Ashoka was generally referred to by which name in his inscriptions? (A) Chakravarti (B) Dharmadeva (C) Dharmakirti (D) Priyadarshi Answer: The answer to this question is option (D) Priyadarshi Explanation: Ashoka name was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi at inscriptions in rock edicts. It was then cleared that the Devanampriya Priyadarshi was none other than Ashoka. it means 'beloved to the gods'. Maurya Period (Few important points): The literary sources from which we know about Ashoka are: Kautilya's ' Arthasastra ', Megasthenese's ' Indica ', Visakha Datta's ' Mudra Rakshasa ' and few Buddhist literatures like Jatakas , Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa . Chandragupta (322 BC - 298 BC) discrowned the last Nanda ruler Dhananand and occupied Patliputra in 322 BC with the help of Kautilya (Chanakya). Megasthenese was a Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by Se...
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