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CHAPTER III A SURVEY OF THE STRUCTURAL TEMPLES OF PRE-CAULUK YAN TIMES (i) The period of the Mauryan rule (c. 322 B. C.-185 B. C.) This period marks the beginning of the historical period of Gujarat. The supramacy of Candragupta Maurya (322-298 B. C.), extended over both Anarta and Surastra. The continuance of the Mauryan rule under Asoka is attested to by the Girnar and Sopara versions of his Fourteen Rock Edicts.1 The known structures of this period are in the form of the extinct Sudarsana lake at Girinagara 2 and the extant caves known as Bawa Pyaras Math in its vicinity. 3 No remains of, or even references to any structural temples are available so far.