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  2. Maurya Empire - Wikipedia

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    According to Tim Dyson, the period of the Mauryan Empire saw the consolidation of caste among the Indo-Aryan people who had settled in the Gangetic plain, increasingly meeting tribal people who were incorporated into their evolving caste-system, and the declining rights of women in the Indo-Aryan speaking regions of India, though "these ...

  3. List of Maurya emperors - Wikipedia

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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. [3] The Mauryan Emperor was the monarchical head of state and wielded absolute rule over the empire.

  4. Pillars of Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    11 Notes. 12 References. 13 Further reading. ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... Ashoka ascended to the throne in 269 BC inheriting the Mauryan empire founded ...

  5. Ashoka's policy of Dhamma - Wikipedia

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    Dhamma (Pali: धम्म, romanized: dhamma; Sanskrit: धर्म, romanized: dharma) is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the 3rd Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 B.C.E. [1] Ashoka is considered one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare.

  6. Chandragupta Maurya - Wikipedia

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    Chanakya's role in the formation of the Maurya Empire is the essence of a historical/spiritual novel The Courtesan and the Sadhu by Dr. Mysore N. Prakash. [172] Chandragupta is a 1920 Indian silent film about the Mauryan king. [173] Chandragupta is a 1934 Indian film directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar.

  7. Edicts of Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    11 Notes. 12 References. ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... The Mauryan Empire was the first Indian empire to unify most of the country and it had a clear-cut ...

  8. Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (/ ə ˈ ʃ oʊ k ə / [7] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha [8] from c. 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.

  9. Chanakya - Wikipedia

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    According to legendary narratives, [a] preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, Chanakya (ISO: Cāṇakya, pronunciation ⓘ) was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and the establishment of the Maurya Empire.