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Arthashastra mentions the northwest for its gold.

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The above statement is False.
Mauryas controlled enormous territory connected and controlled by roads and rivers, which were essential for transport, and to collect whatever resources were available as tax and tribute. Chanakya's Arthashastra mentions the importance of the northwest for blankets and south India for its gold and precious stones. Rulers likely collected resources as tributes. Unlike taxes, these were not regular, and the amount and offerings depended on the payer. Several forestlands also fell under Mauryan territories. People living in forest areas were more or less independent, but historians believe they had to provide elephants, timber, honey, and wax to Mauryan officials as tributes.
The correct state is that Chanakya's Arthashastra mentions the importance of the northwest for blankets and south India for its gold and precious stones.

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