At dawn, destitute women in this empire could sell their weaving to an official who was forbidden to look at their faces. 36 chapters that specify the duties of different types of superintendents in this empire are included in a text which describes a six-fold policy including peace, war, neutrality, and alliance. A queen of this empire was forced to have a C-section after eating her husband’s slightly poisoned food, (15[2])causing her son to be born with a (*) blue spot on his forehead. Another queen of this empire blinded Kunala and destroyed the original Bodhi tree. Chanakya possibly wrote the Arthashastra (10[1])for (-5[1])a ruler of this empire. (10[1])At his wife’s birthplace of Sanchi, a Buddhist king of this empire built a stupa inscribed (10[1])with one of his rock edicts. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Indian empire founded by Chandragupta. ■END■ (10[1])