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Megasthenes talks about the division of the Mauryan society based on seven castes based on which of the following matters?
Megasthenes talks about the division of the Mauryan society based on seven castes based on which of the following matters?
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The correct option is A Occupations
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Megasthenes does not refer to the fourfold Varna system which was entrenched in the Indian society from the Later Vedic period onwards. He refers instead to a 7-fold caste system which is based on occupations.
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Megasthenes does not refer to the fourfold Varna system which was entrenched in the Indian society from the Later Vedic period onwards. He refers instead to a 7-fold caste system which is based on occupations.
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