The play narrates the ascent of Chandragupta Maurya to power in Magadha with the help of his minister Chanakya, highlighting the political intrigues against the last Nanda ruler, Dhanananda.
Who was the author of Mudrarakshasa ?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Ancient Literature and Litterateur (Classical Sanskrit Dramatists and Poets (Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka, Vishakhadatta, Banabhatta))
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