Mauryas actually had siege equipment. It's been brought up before... Some excerpts from Kautilya's Arthashastra, traditionally ascribed to Chanakya (aka Kautilya, aka Vishnugupta), who helped Chandragupta Maurya in his rise to power. Although some scholars claim it was written by a number of writers and estimated the date of the text to 2nd century BC - 3rd century AD.   As a side note, the text also speaks of nágaráyanam, or assailing forts and cities with elephants. It also
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