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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:area
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5 million km² (at its peak)
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Pataliputra
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkb:Bindusara
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Pana
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gptkbp:dissolved
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c. 185 BCE
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gptkbp:established
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c. 322 BCE
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gptkbp:flag
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no surviving flag; symbols include the lion and wheel
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
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gptkbp:governmentType
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Ancient_India
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gptkbp:historicalSource
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gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkb:Indica_by_Megasthenes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Maurya Empire
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Arthashastra_(treatise_by_Chanakya)
centralized administration
spread of Buddhism
unification of most of the Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Asia
Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Ujjain
gptkb:Sanchi
gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkb:Taxila
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkb:Kalinga_War
Spread of Buddhism
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Barabar_Caves
gptkb:Sanchi_Stupa
gptkb:Ashoka_Pillars
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkb:Chanakya
gptkb:Bindusara
gptkb:Dasharatha_Maurya
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gptkbp:notableRuler
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gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkb:Bindusara
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Nanda_Empire
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Shunga_Empire
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Dharma_Chakra
gptkb:Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka
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gptkbp:territoryIncludes
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
parts of Iran
parts of Myanmar
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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