Tusapa is mentioned in the Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I (a later ruler), which refers to the repair of the Sudarshana lake. The inscription credits the original construction of the lake to Chandragupta Maurya and its subsequent administration and repair under Ashoka by his Yavana (Greek or Indo-Greek/Persian) governor, Tusaspha.
Who was the Persian appointed by Ashoka to administer the Western province ?
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Mauryan Foreign Relations and Diplomacy)
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