UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2013 · Q3(a) · 15 marks
On the basis of contemporary sources assess the nature of banking and usuary in ancient India.
- Chapter
- Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
- Topic
- Guilds, Banking and Buddhist Patronage
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