rise of the mauryan empire
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Chandragupta Maurya Made Patalipura into a beautiful city (located near the Ganges River) Raised an army of 600,000 soldiers who were equipped with thousands of chariots and elephants. Army united northern India Established a rigid bureaucracy to carry out his commands. Standardized weights and measurements; established standards for physiciansTRANSCRIPT
Rise of the Mauryan Empire
Remember: Geography kept out invaders, but left did not unify India.Rulers under the Magadha kingdom were the first to unity India.Next kingdom to come to power was the Mauryans. Chandragupta Maurya established this empire
that lasted about 150 years.
Chandragupta Maurya
Made Patalipura into a beautiful city (located near the Ganges River)Raised an army of 600,000 soldiers who were equipped with thousands of chariots and elephants.Army united northern IndiaEstablished a rigid bureaucracy to carry out his commands.Standardized weights and measurements; established standards for physicians
Asoka (came to power around 270 B.C.)
Chandragupta’s grandson Even greater ruler
Fought bloody wars to increase the size of his kingdom. Enlarged the Empire until it included all of India except
the southern tip of the subcontinent. (AKA—the first imperial dynasty to hold nearly all of India)
Became a Buddhist when he was sick of all the bloodshedSpread the faith of Buddhism and reversed many of the polices of those before him.
Asoka’s Empire
How did he unite a diverse empire? Improved living conditions
Planted trees Wells were dug Rest houses along trade routes
Animal rightist—passed laws to those who were cruel to animals and built animal hospitalsAfter his death, the empire began to split apart due to quarrelling of his sons.
Gupta Rulers (300 to 550 A.D.)
New dynasty emerged to do the decline of Buddhism and growth of Hinduism.Around 300 A.D.—Gupta family came to power Chandra Gupta I—founder Empire spread due to conquest and
intermarriage Empire included all of northern India
Gupta Rule
Indian civilization flourishedFavored Hinduism but allowed Buddhism; however Hinduism is the dominant religion“Golden Age”early years of Gupta rule where the Indian civilization flourished Chandra Gupta II
Progress made in the arts
Gupta political system was less centralized than the Mauryans’ government and gave much power to the local rulers.Skanda Gupta—last Gupta king who drained the treasury due to costly wars.