The Maurya Empire: Ashoka's Buddhist Realm

Religion 268 BC Ancient 🇮🇳 India 8,539 views

Under Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, the Maurya Empire controlled most of the Indian subcontinent and produced one of the most remarkable transformations in the history of political leadership: a conqueror who renounced war.

Chandragupta and the First Indian EmpireThe Maurya Empire was founded around 321 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya, a young military commander who overthrew the Nanda dynasty of Magadha and then repelled the invasion of Alexander the Great's successor Seleucus Nicator, receiving in exchange the territories...

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