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The empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and lasted until 185 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. At its height, the empire covered most of the Indian subcontinent. [4] The Mauryan Emperor was the monarchical head of state and wielded absolute rule over the empire.
The Maurya Empire and main polities in Eurasia around 200 BCE Map of the world in 100 BCE showing the Indo-Greek Kingdoms. Pradyota dynasty (c. 682 –544 BCE) Haryanka dynasty (c. 544 –413 BCE) Shaishunaga dynasty (c. 413 –345 BCE) Nanda Empire (c. 345 – c. 322 BCE) Maurya Empire (c. 322 –185 BCE) Sangam period (c. 300 BCE – c. 300 CE)
Ror Dynasty (450 BC – 489 AD) Shaishunaga dynasty (424–345 BC) Nanda Empire (380–321 BC) Macedonian Empire (330–323 BC) Maurya Empire (321–184 BC) Seleucid India (312–303 BC) Sangam period (c. 300 BC – c. 300 AD) Pandya Empire (c. 300 BC – AD 1345) Chera Kingdom (c. 300 BC – AD 1102) Chola Empire (c. 300 BC – AD 1279 ...
Chandragupta Maurya [d] (reigned c. 320 BCE [e] – c. 298 BCE) [f] was the founder of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar). His rise to power began in the period of unrest and local warfare that arose after Alexander the Great 's Indian campaign and early death in 323 BCE, although the exact chronology and sequence of events ...
The Maurya dynasty was the sixth and greatest ruling house of Magadha. Chandragupta Maurya founded this dynasty with help of his mentor and grand advisor Chanakya in 322 BCE after organizing a large army and overthrowing King Dhana Nanda. This dynasty lasted for 138 years, ruling Magadha from 322 to 184 BCE.
In India, the Maurya dynasty was overthrown around 185 BC when Pushyamitra Shunga, the commander-in-chief of Mauryan Imperial forces and a Brahmin, assassinated the last of the Mauryan emperors Brihadratha. [75] [76] Pushyamitra Shunga then ascended the throne and established the Shunga Empire, which extended its control as far west as the Punjab.
The Mahameghavahanas (c. 250s BCE – 400s CE) was an ancient ruling dynasty of Kaḷinga after the decline of the Mauryan Empire. The third ruler of the dynasty, Khārabēḷa , conquered much of India in a series of campaigns at the beginning of the common era. [ 42 ]