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e. The Maurya Empire ( Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe [21]) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [22] The empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain; its capital ...
Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 bce and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent. The Mauryan empire was an efficient and highly organized autocracy with a standing army and civil service.
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Oct 6, 2016 · The Mauryan Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE) supplanted the earlier Magadha Kingdom to assume power over large tracts of eastern and northern India. At its height, the empire stretched over parts of modern Iran and almost the entire Indian subcontinent, barring only the southern peninsular tip. The empire came into being when Chandragupta Maurya ...
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Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about the first pan-Indian empire that ruled from 321 to 185 B.C.E. and its leaders, such as Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. Discover how the empire expanded, declined, and influenced Buddhism and government.
Learn how the Maurya and Gupta Empires ruled over large parts of western and southern Asia with a bureaucratic system that supported agriculture and commerce. Explore their military, taxation, and public works policies, and their rise and fall.
- The Mauryan empire is considered as the iron age. While the Gupta empire is considered as the Golden..."Iron Age" refers to the technology. "Golden Age" refers to culture and economic prosperity. These are two different fields. Do not compare the met...
- How did Ashoka use the military and in what way(s) was it bad for his image as a ruler?He used the military to fight people for more land and so the people didn't like him because he killed a lot of people while doing so
- How large of a role did religion play during the Indian Empires? I know that Ahsoka was a Buddhist a...Most Indian emperors were relatively tolerant, and sponsored Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and let people practice as they wished. Religion was a...
- What was the estimated population during the Gupta empire?The population of where? And even within the empire, of which region?
- how did they have a powerful militairy?With the *Mauryan and Guptas* having a vast area which leads to lot of trade and money. Most of the money is used for the _army and other important...
- How did Ashoka use the military and in what way(s) was it bad for his image as a ruler? *He used the military to fight people for more land and so the people didn't like him because he killed a lot of people while doing so.
- What strategies helped Asoka promote centralization?centralization was already in place... Arthashastra dictated how the kingdom should function.
- Is there anything about how the Mauryans treated their women? Or anything of hierarchy for that matt...The mauryan people treated their women with a little respect..not as much as the respect given during the early vedic period but it is surely more...
The Maurya Empire (322 – 185 B.C.E.), ruled by the Mauryan dynasty, was a geographically extensive and powerful political and military empire in ancient India.. Originating from the kingdom of Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic plains of modern Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal, the empire's capital city was at Pataliputra near m
Mar 7, 2018 · Learn about the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian empire to extend over most of the subcontinent under the leadership of Ashoka. Explore its history, sources, inscriptions, trade, and legacy.
