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Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [ 20 ] The empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain; its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna).
Sep 17, 2024 · 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.
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Chanakya (ISO: Cāṇakya, pronunciation ⓘ; 375–283 BCE) was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and politician.
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.
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Feb 26, 2015 · The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya, who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly expanded his power westwards across central and western India, taking advantage of the disruptions of local powers in the wake of the withdrawal westward by Alexander the Great’s Hellenic armies.
The expansion of two kingdoms in the northeast laid the groundwork for the emergence of India’s first empire, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty (ca. 321–185 B.C.). According to the writings of the Greek diplomat Megasthenes, Pataliputra, the capital—surrounded by a wooden wall pierced by 64 gates and 570 towers—rivaled the splendors of ...
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Apr 7, 2022 · Spanning from around 321 BC to 185 BC, the Mauryan Empire was the second Magadha dynasty. With its cultural and political hub at Pataliputra, the Mauryan Empire attained so many feats. For starters, it is most known as the first empire to cover most part of the Indian subcontinent.
