Explore the Ashokan Eras cultural and political developments, highlighting Ashokas influence on Buddhism and governance.

founder of the Mauryan Empire), but his campaigns cemented his reputation as one of the great conquerors of the ancient world. Later Greek leaders however conquered much of northwest India ...

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the Seleucid Empire, founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals, ceded this territory to the Maurya Empire in 305 BCE. Many centuries later, in the 17th century CE, the Mughal and Persian ...

Chanakya, revered as Kautilya and Vishnugupta, took Chandragupta under his wing, guiding him through political strategy and warfare, ultimately helping him establish the Mauryan Empire and unite ...

At the head of the Maurya Empire, he ruled over most of the Indian Subcontinent in the 200s BCE. He was a major promoter and proponent of Buddhism, and considered one of India's greatest emperors ...