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# Maurya Empire
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# Maurya Empire
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## Overview
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The Maurya Empire (~322–185 BCE) was the first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its greatest extent under Ashoka.
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## Key Facts
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- Region: Indian subcontinent, from Afghanistan to Bengal
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- Period: ~322–185 BCE
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- Capital: Pataliputra (modern Patna)
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- Language: Prakrit, Sanskrit
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- Religion: Initially Vedic/Hindu, Buddhism promoted under Ashoka
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## Notable Rulers
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- Chandragupta Maurya (~322–298 BCE): Founded the empire, defeated Seleucid forces [^1]
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- Bindusara (~298–272 BCE): Expanded southward
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- Ashoka (~268–232 BCE): Converted to Buddhism after the Kalinga War, erected edicts promoting dharma [^2]
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## Achievements
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- Unified most of the Indian subcontinent for the first time
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- Ashoka's edicts: Earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions, promoting non-violence and tolerance
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- *Arthashastra* attributed to Chanakya: Treatise on statecraft and economics
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- Extensive road network and trade connections
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## Decline
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Declined after Ashoka's death due to weak successors and regional fragmentation. Last Maurya ruler overthrown by Pushyamitra Shunga ~185 BCE.
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[^1]: Thapar, R. *Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas* (Oxford, 1961)
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[^2]: Olivelle, P. *Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King* (2023)
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