Consider the following historical sources and their descriptions related to Chandragupta Maurya: 1. The Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa (Sri Lankan Buddhist chronicles) provide details about Chandragupta's royal lineage and his association with Chanakya. 2. The Parishishtaparvan of Hemachandra is a primary Jain source that details Chandragupta's conversion to Jainism and the subsequent famine in Magadha. 3. Plutarch, a Greek historian, states that Chandragupta overran and subdued the whole of India with an army of 600,000 men. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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