Section 5
The Maurya Empire
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Rise of the Maurya Empire
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BCE when he conquered the kingdom of Magadha and the northwestern Macedonian satrapies.
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Expansion of the Maurya Empire
After winning the Seleucid-Mauryan war, the Maurya Empire expanded into the southern Indian subcontinent under the rule of Ashoka the Great.
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Centralization in the Maurya Empire
The Mauryan Empire encouraged economic prosperity through political stability and a unified central government.
Ashoka's Conversion
Mauryan emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest.
Decline of the Maurya Empire
The Sunga Dynasty usurped the Maurya Dynasty, and parts of the empire were incorporated into the Indo-Greek Kingdom.