Maurya Empire - Wikipedia
The Maurya Empire 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.
Mauryan empire | Definition, Map, Achievements, & Facts
2024年10月29日 · Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centered at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges rivers. It lasted from 321 to 185 BCE. It was succeeded by the Shunga dynasty, which ruled in central India for approximately a century.
Mauryan Empire - World History Encyclopedia
2016年10月6日 · 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.
Mauryan Empire: History, Facts & Greatest Achievements
2022年4月7日 · 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 …
Mauryan Empire, Origin, Rulers, Map, Economy, Decline
2024年8月22日 · The Mauryan empire marks a watershed juncture in Indian history. For the first time in India's history, a large portion of the subcontinent, extending up to the far northwest, was ruled by a single supreme power. The most important literary source is Megasthenes’ Indica.
Maurya Empire: First Dynasty to Rule Most of India - ThoughtCo
2018年3月7日 · The Mauryan empire existed in India between 324–185 BCE and its rulers were members of the first dynasty to rule most of the Indian subcontinent.
Maurya Empire in India - Facts, History, Government
2018年6月26日 · Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire dominated ancient India from 322 BCE to 187 BCE. It became one of the largest empires of its time. The capital city of the empire was at Pataliputra (now Patna,) and the empire extended across Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic Plan towards the east.
Mauryan Empire - Education
2023年10月19日 · The Mauryan Empire, which formed around 321 B.C.E. and ended in 185 B.C.E., was the first pan-Indian empire, an empire that covered most of the Indian region. It spanned across central and northern India as well as over parts of modern-day Iran.
Mauryan Empire Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
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 …
Chandragupta Maurya - Wikipedia
Chandragupta Maurya [a] (reigned c. 320 – c. 298 BCE) [4] was the founder of the Maurya Empire, which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha (present-day Bihar). [5] The Magadha kingdom expanded to become an empire that reached its peak under the reign of his grandson, Ashoka the Great , from 268 BCE to 231 BCE. [ 6 ]