Mauryas

Maurya Dynasty

• @ 319 BC last ruler DHANA NAND was defeated by CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA. 
• with help of VISHNUGUPTH/ CHANAKYA.
• details of battle => MUDRARAKSHASH by VISHAKHADUTTA.
• also defeated SELECOUS NICATOR army chief of ALEXANDER 305 BC => ceded Afghan, Baluch, Pak in west of River Sindh.
• SELECOUS NICATOR deputed Megasthanes to court of CGM
• written INDICA => socio-economic situation of Maurya
• CGM  in 297 BC died by performing SALLE KHANA ritual under the instruction of BHADRABAHU.
• Bindusara(297-273 BC)
• Organised 1st Jain Council
• annexed South Indian Provinces except: PANDYA, CHERA, CHOLA.
• one Tibetan Buddhist Scholar visited India: TARANATH.
• 273- 269 infighting
• Ashoka (269 BC -232 BC)
•  in 9th reignal year attacked KALINGA battle in 261 BC
• abandoned policy of BLOOD SHED AND MILITARY conquest and replaced with CULTURAL CONQUEST
• came out concept of DHAMMA => ETHICAL CODE OF CONDUCT.
• name of Mother of ASHOKA
• Convened 3rd Buddhist Council 250 BC in PATALIPUTRA
• Abidamma Pitak Written
• send envoys to : Sri lanka, Syria, East Asia: Myanmar, thailand.
• Army became WHITE ELEPHANT => no job and have big economic burden
• Brihadaratha => last Mauryan ruler
• 185 BC => killed by his own commander PUSHYA MITRA SUNGH => also executed buddhist as he was ardent believer in shiva. => Established Sunga dynasty.
• Central Asian (Kashmir Area, Islamabad...etc) => Kushana
• Punjab Region => Milindar/Milind => Indo-greek
• Gujarat => Saka=> Indo-greek
• Deccan => Satavahan
• b/w shunga and shatavahana => Ikshvaku kingdom