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The Mauryan Empire
321–186 BCE
Key events
| c. 321 BCE · Pataliputra | Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nandas |
| c. 317 BCE · Punjab | Chandragupta takes the northwest from Alexander's satraps |
| c. 303 BCE · Northwest | Seleucid-Mauryan treaty |
| c. 302 BCE · Pataliputra | Megasthenes at Pataliputra writes the Indica |
| c. 297 BCE · Shravanabelagola | Chandragupta Maurya retires to Shravanabelagola |
| c. 268 BCE · Pataliputra | Ashoka's accession |
| c. 261 BCE · Dhauli, Kalinga | Kalinga War |
| c. 257 BCE · Girnar | Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts inscribed |
| c. 250 BCE · Pataliputra | Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra |
| c. 232 BCE · Pataliputra | Death of Ashoka |
Key terms
- Dhamma mahamatta
- Special officers appointed by Asoka to spread the message of dhamma. (NCERT Class 12, Kings, Farmers and Towns)
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Years are from YugMap’s records; dates marked c. are approximate. Printed from yugmap.com.