India’s First Empires Pages
Maurya Empire
Chandragupta Maurya 321 BCE – 298 BCE Non-violence, spiritual independence & self-control FASTED TO DEATH! X
Kautilya
Grandson of Chandragupta Brings Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights Waged war to expand his empire… Asoka 269 BCE – 232 BCE
Asoka Religious tolerance of Hindus
Asoka’s Law Code What is this similar yet very different to from Babylonian Empire?
Turmoil after Asoka’s death leads to rapid decline of the empire…
Gupta Empire