One of the Biggest Financial Problems of the Later Mauryan

question 23

Multiple Choice

One of the biggest financial problems of the later Mauryan period was the

• A)decision to trade exclusively with China.
• B)issue of high administrative costs and soldier and bureaucrat salaries.
• C)failure to invest in sea trade.
• D)decision to borrow money from Persia at high interest rates.
• E)decision to stop trading with the Persians.

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