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Spy System of Mauryan Empire • The Mysterious India Mauryan Empire Project, Mauryan Empire Art, Maurya Empire, Upsc Study, Mauryan Empire, Mauryan Empire History, India Politic Map With States, Maratha Empire, India World Map

The spy system was an integral part of the Administration of Mauryan Empire. The goals of the secret service was to test the integrity of government officials, spy on cartels and population for conspiracy, to monitor hostile kingdoms, to destabilize enemy states, to get rid of troublesome powerful people who could not be challenged openly.

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The Immense Mauryan Empire The Mauryan Empire is estimated to be the largest empire (in terms of land area) in the history of the Indian subcontinent. At its height, the Mauryan Empire occupied not only most of present day India, but also Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh in the east, as well as Pakistan, Afghanistan, and parts of Iran in the west. Much of these conquests were made during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, the first ruler of the empire - Ashoka’s grandfather. Samrat Ashok, Ashoka The Great, Maurya Empire, Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya, भारतीय इतिहास, History India, Indus River, Jai Hind

The emperor Ashoka is considered to be one of India’s greatest monarchs, and was the third ruler of the Mauryan Empire. Whilst Ashoka’s conquests pale in comparison to his illustrious grandfather’s, he is widely remembered as a Buddhist ruler, and it was his contributions to Buddhism and morality that made him such a renowned figure in Indian history.

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Mauryan Empire, Vedic Period, Period Architecture, Indian Architecture, Stone Sculpture, Art And Architecture, Buddhism, Palace, Temple

Mauryan period (340 BC to 232 BC) The first big empire after the Vedic age, was the first one to rule over most of the Indian subcontinent. The art and architecture during this period except for the Pataliputra palace, is mainly Ashokan. It can be classified mainly into Stupas, Pillars, Caves, Palaces and Pottery.

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The Mauryan Empire, 322 - 232 BC by Undevicesimus Mauryan Empire, Mauryan Empire Art, British Empire In India, India World Map, Asian Maps, Ancient India Map, Small Stories For Kids, Ancient Indian History, Maratha Empire Map

Description The Mauryan Empire was founded in 322 BC when Chandragupta Maurya seized the throne of Maghada and toppled the ruling Nanda dynasty. The empire’s heartlands lay near the junction of the Son and Ganges rivers in the north-east of the Indian subcontinent, with its capital at Pataliputra. From here, Chandragupta embarked on a successful campaign to conquer the lands east of the Indus, benefiting from the instability in the Indus Valley upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323…

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