The Mauryan Empire art and architecture constitutes the progress of Indian art and plays important role in cultural history. The period was marked by the use of stone and various masterpieces.

Economy, Social Life, Art and Architecture in Mauryan Age There were 27 superintendents (Adhyakshas) appointed by the Muaryan Empire to regulate economic activities of the state.

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.

Kumhrar is an area of Patna where remains of the ancient city of Patliputra, the capital of the Mauryan Empire, were excavated. Archaeological remains here, dating back to 600 BCE, reveal the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...