However, behind the splendor of the Mauryan Empire—the first empire to unify nearly all of the Indian subcontinent—was a robust, disciplined, and deeply strategic military structure.

Mauryan Empire began to decline after the death of Ashoka in 232 BC. The last king was Brihadratha was assassinated in 185 BC-183 BC by his general Pushyamitra Shunga.

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Kashmir has been a part of pan-Indian political formations from the very beginning, i.e the 3rd century BCE Mauryan Empire that stretched across the subcontinent.

The Mauryan Empire: Administration The Mauryan Empire was divided into four provinces with the imperial capital at Pataliputra. From Ashokan Edicts, the name of the four provincial capitals were ...

History of Dasaratha Maurya - Dasaratha Maurya, one of the descendants of the Mauryan dynasty succeeded his grandfather Ashoka the Great on the throne and ruled the empire between 232 BCE and 224 BCE.

Ashoka died in 232BC and his successors were not competent enough to control such a vast empire, which resulted in the gradual decline of the state. The major reason behind the decline of any ...

Some of important states that emerged after the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire were Shanga, Kin, Shaka, Satwahana and Kushana. In South India, there were three ruling dynasties Chaul, ...