The Mauryan Empire

By: Joel and Stella

Location and Time Period

Pataliputra was the capital

and the present day
capital is Patna Bihar.

(322 BC - 185 BC

Ancient India
 Religion
Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

Asoka's Dhamma, Asoka's personal religion was

Buddhism. He created an ethical code which was the
essence of all religions and propagated it as 'Dhamma'.
The Dhamma consisted of such principles as
respecting and obeying one's elders and teachers,
treating the young with affection, maintaining good
relations with neighbors, treating animals kindly,
tolerating others' religions, adhering to truth, practicing
charity, simplicity and piety, and leading a virtuous life.
 Government
Absolute monarchy
with divine right of
kings. It asserts that
a monarch is subject
to no earthly
authority, deriving his
right to rule directly
from the will of God

Imperial Symbol: The

Lion Capital of
Ashoka
 Social Class
Most prominent leader of mauryan Empire, who
was also the most influential, was Ashoka. At the
beginning of his reign he was in the process of
expanding the empire. As a result, the Muaryan's
faced off with the Kalingaians. Ashoka, after
seeing the destruction this battle brought, he
turned into a Buddhist. This influenced the social
structure of the Mauryan by making all of the
people equal. The Buddhist belief of bettering
yourself and treating all others equally and fairly,
broke the caste system.
 Selevcid-Mauryan War

305 - 303 BC

Northwestern India

Result: Mauryan
victory and Gail
Macedonian regions
and 500 war
elephants in peace
deal
 Achievements

Wide spread bureaucracy And civil service

that covered all aspects of society and a
common economic system with a single cure

Traded with Greek states Western Asia

 Trade

The Khyber pass was an important port of

trade and communication with the outside
world. Greek states and Hellenic kingdoms
became important trade partners of India.
Trade went through Malay Peninsula into
Southeast Asia. Export items included silk
goods and textiles, spices and exotic foods.
 The collapse
after Asoka’s death
when the Maurya
Empire declined
and disintegrated,
the Greeks
targeted
India.Gargi
Samhita, it is
known that the
Greeks entered
deep into Indian
territories as far as
Mathura and Oudh.
 Sources

http://m.indianetzone.com/artical.aspx?iwebpag
eid=27951

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mau
rya_Empire

http://www.softschools.com/timelines/maurya_e
mpire_timeline/352/