Megasthenes' classification of Indian society was a significant ethnographic observation from ancient times, providing insights into the social structure of the Mauryan period.
Megasthenes has divided the Indian Society into how many castes ?
Asked in Govt. Industrial Training Institute Principal (Grade II) Examination 2023 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Mauryan Socio-Economic Conditions (Agriculture, Trade, Urbanization, Society))
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