vishakhadatta was the author of the book entitled mudrarakshasa.
vishakhadatta was the author of the book entitled mudrarakshasa.
who was the author of the book entitled mudrarakshasa?
vishakhadatta
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the mudrarakshasa (iast: "mudrārākṣasa", "the signet of the minister") is a sanskrit-language play by vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king chandragupta maurya ( bce) to power in india. the play is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fictional. it is dated variously from the late 4th century to the 8th century ce.









































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chanakya and chandragupta defeat the king nanda, in an alliance with another king parvateshvara (or parvata).
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the historical basis of the "mudrarakshasa" is somewhat supported by the description of this period of history in classical hellenistic sources: the violent rule of the nanda, the usurpation of chandragupta, the formation of the maurya empire.









































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according to the sanskrit play "mudrarakshasa", malayaketu was the king of a kingdom in punjab located between the jhelum and the chenab "(sanskrit: वितस्ता and चंद्रभागा; greek: the hydaspes and the acesines)" and dominions extending to hyphasis. "mudrarakshasa" states that army of malayaketu included people from khasas, magadha, gandhara, yavana, saka, chedi and huna.









































section::::commentary.
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