GK QUESTION#2217
Which of the following was a Ceylonese chronicle that acted as an important literary source of the Mauryan empire?
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C. Mahavamsa
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Mahavamsa. This Sri Lankan chronicle preserves traditions about Ashoka’s succession and the spread of Buddhism. It was composed later than the Mauryan period, so its narratives must be assessed as later literary traditions rather than contemporary court records.