MAURYAN EMPIRE By: Geoffrey Smith Block 5

LOCATION & TIME  322 BCE–185 BCE  Modern day India

ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS  Ruled by an emperor ( Samraat)  4 provinces( Tosali in the east, Ujjain in the west, Suvarnagirii in the south, and Taxila in the north) ruled by kings  Bureaucracy

MILITARY POWER  Troops were from all over the caste system but most were from warrior classes in western and central India.  Didn’t use fortifications, preferred complex formations that could be formed quickly.  600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 9,000 war elephants

TRADE  Mauryan currency was the Pana (copper and silver coins)  Most trade was done internally  Most external trade was with China and Persia

ROLE OF CITIES  Trade with one another  Preserve cultural and religious ideas  Keep peace with each other to avoid civil war

SOCIAL HIERARCHY  Brahmins- Priest  Kshatriyas- Warriors  Vaishyas- Merchants & Peasants/Farmers  Shudras- Slaves/Labor class  Chandalas- Untouchables

PATRIARCHY  Women had no rights  Couldn’t marry outside of their caste rank

COLLAPSE  Weak government after Ashoka  Separation followed by Greek invasions  Civil wars

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