1. Chandragupta and Ashoka
Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta and Ashoka

2. Who was Chandragupta Maurya?
340 BC—298 BC
Unified India into 1st Hindu-centered empire
Ruled India from
Won battles to keep his kingdom
Accepted Jainism in his later years
Gave up his throne
Fasted to death
Not a whole lot more is known about him.

3. How did India change under Chandragupta’s rule?
It gained a very organized government
It centered around Hinduism
It unified the small Aryan states (thus creating India)
Strong economy (trade)
Art and architecture
Buddhism and Jainism became popular

4. Maurya Empire 320 BCE- conquers the Nanda Empire

5. And in 20 years, does this:

6. Ashoka Maurya The Grandson of Chandragupta 273-232 BC
Ruled India from BC
Fought and killed the Kalinga
Expanded the empire
Converted to Buddhism and rejects violence
Spreads peaceful living through empire
Reputation for being mean and great at fighting– a bit bloodthirsty (possible torture chambers??)
Kalinga= Deccan region– killed 100,000, when walking through the bodies he has a change of heart.
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7. How did India change under Ashoka?
Made Buddhism state religion
Made empire peaceful
Created Buddhist monuments all over the place
33 edicts about Buddhism and life in general
Devotes life to bettering the lives of people and animals (no animals or people can be harmed or killed)
Set up roads and treasury
Fun Ashoka Fact: He created the world’s first known animal hospitals!
Edicts are on pillars, cave walls, and other monuments

8. The mauryan empire under Ashoka
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9. One of the pillars of Ashoka

10. Stupa of Ashoka
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11. Temple
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12. “Buddhist proselytism at the time of king ashoka” (thanks http://en

13. Death of Ashoka Buddhism died out in India
But remained in lots of other places
Kingdom split up between sons– the usual happens;
jealousy,
in-fighting
eventual shattering of an empire.
Quickened by invaders
By 200 BC the Maurya Empire was all but lost years later we get the Gupta Empire (more on that next week)

14. Hey kids, get ready to do some shading on your maps
Hey kids, get ready to do some shading on your maps! (Following Maps courtesy of wikipedia)

15. Magahda Empire 5th Century

16. Nanda Empire 323 BCE

17. Maurya Empire 320 BCE

18. Maurya Empire 305 BCE

19. Still More (Maur?) Maurya 300 BCE

20. The Maurya Empire under ashoka 265 BC

21. So to recap--
Pre-Maurya Empire
At the height of the Maurya Empire