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[[Chandragupta Maurya]] in 322 BCE and lasted untill 184 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. It covered most of the Indian subcontinent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sastri |first1=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta |title=Age of the Nandas and Mauryas |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=9788120804661 |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoAwor58utYC&pg=PA208 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Chandragupta Maurya]] in 322 BCE and lasted untill 184 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. It covered most of the Indian subcontinent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sastri |first1=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta |title=Age of the Nandas and Mauryas |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=9788120804661 |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoAwor58utYC&pg=PA208 |language=en}}</ref>


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| image = {{box|type=transparent|[[File:Flag of Maurya Empire.pvg.png|120px|Imperial flag (''Parcham'') of 1857]]}}
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| began = [[Conquest of the Nanda Empire|322 BCE]]
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Chandragupta’s chief minister [[Chanakya|Kautilya]], sometimes called [[Chanakya]], advised [[Chandragupta Maurya]] and contributed to the empire’s legacy.<ref name=kistler>{{cite book |last1=Kistler |first1=John M. |title=War Elephants |date=2007 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0803260047 |page=67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5RHK4Ol15QC&pg=PA64 |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> [[Bindusara]], Chandragupta’s son, assumed the throne around 297 BCE. He kept the empire running smoothly while maintaining its lands.<ref name="VAS_Asoka">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/asokabuddhistemp00smitiala#page/18/mode/2up |title=Asoka, the Buddhist emperor of India |author=Vincent Arthur Smith |year=1920 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |isbn=9788120613034 |pages=18–19 }}</ref> Bindusara’s son, [[Ashoka]], was the third leader of the Mauryam Empire. Ashoka left his mark on history by erecting large stone pillars inscribed with edicts that he issued. After Ashoka’s death, his family continued to reign, but the empire began to break apart. The last of the Mauryas, [[Brihadratha Maurya|Brihadratha]], was assassinated by his commander in chief named [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] who went on to found the [[Shunga Empire]] in 185/184 BCE.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States|last1=Allchin|first1=F. R.|last2=Erdosy|first2=George|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1995|location=Cambridge|pages=306}}</ref>
Chandragupta’s chief minister [[Chanakya|Kautilya]], sometimes called [[Chanakya]], advised [[Chandragupta Maurya]] and contributed to the empire’s legacy.<ref name=kistler>{{cite book |last1=Kistler |first1=John M. |title=War Elephants |date=2007 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0803260047 |page=67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5RHK4Ol15QC&pg=PA64 |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> [[Bindusara]], Chandragupta’s son, assumed the throne around 297 BCE. He kept the empire running smoothly while maintaining its lands.<ref name="VAS_Asoka">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/asokabuddhistemp00smitiala#page/18/mode/2up |title=Asoka, the Buddhist emperor of India |author=Vincent Arthur Smith |year=1920 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |isbn=9788120613034 |pages=18–19 }}</ref> Bindusara’s son, [[Ashoka]], was the third leader of the Mauryam Empire. Ashoka left his mark on history by erecting large stone pillars inscribed with edicts that he issued. After Ashoka’s death, his family continued to reign, but the empire began to break apart. The last of the Mauryas, [[Brihadratha Maurya|Brihadratha]], was assassinated by his commander in chief named [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] who went on to found the [[Shunga Empire]] in 185/184 BCE.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States|last1=Allchin|first1=F. R.|last2=Erdosy|first2=George|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1995|location=Cambridge|pages=306}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:38, 20 November 2023

Maurya Empire (c. 322–184 BCE) was a ancient Indian empire. The empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and lasted untill 184 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. It covered most of the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Chakravarti of Bharatvarsh
Imperial
Imperial flag (Parcham) of 1857
Mauryan royal flag
Last to reign
Brihadratha Maurya
187 BCE – 184 BCE
Details
StyleHis Imperial Majesty
First monarchChandragupta Maurya (as the successor to the Emperor of Magadha )
Last monarchBrihadratha Maurya
Formation322 BCE
Abolition184 BCE
Residence
AppointerHereditary

Chandragupta’s chief minister Kautilya, sometimes called Chanakya, advised Chandragupta Maurya and contributed to the empire’s legacy.[2] Bindusara, Chandragupta’s son, assumed the throne around 297 BCE. He kept the empire running smoothly while maintaining its lands.[3] Bindusara’s son, Ashoka, was the third leader of the Mauryam Empire. Ashoka left his mark on history by erecting large stone pillars inscribed with edicts that he issued. After Ashoka’s death, his family continued to reign, but the empire began to break apart. The last of the Mauryas, Brihadratha, was assassinated by his commander in chief named Pushyamitra Shunga who went on to found the Shunga Empire in 185/184 BCE.[4]

Maurya Empire at its greatest expansion, c. 250 BCE

Family tree

List of emperors

Rulers-
Ruler Reign Notes
Chandragupta Maurya File:Chandragupta Maurya and Bhadrabahu.png 322–297 BCE Founder of first Indian united empire.
Bindusara 297–273 BCE Known for his foreign diplomacy and crushed of Vidarbha revolt.
Ashoka 268–232 BCE Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son Kunala was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for Kalinga War victory.
Dasharatha Maurya 232–224 BCE Grandson of Ashoka.
Samprati 224–215 BCE Brother of Dasharatha.
Shalishuka 215–202 BCE
Devavarman 202–195 BCE
Shatadhanvan 195–187 BCE The Mauryan Empire had shrunk by the time of his reign
Brihadratha 187–184 BCE Assassinated by his Commander-in-chief Pushyamitra Shunga in 185 BCE.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta (1988). Age of the Nandas and Mauryas. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 208. ISBN 9788120804661.
  2. ^ Kistler, John M. (2007). War Elephants. University of Nebraska Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0803260047. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ Vincent Arthur Smith (1920). Asoka, the Buddhist emperor of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9788120613034.
  4. ^ Allchin, F. R.; Erdosy, George (1995). The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 306.
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