Maurya period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Ashokan_pillars
Stupas
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:currency punch-marked coins
gptkbp:endDate c. 185 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Shunga_dynasty
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maurya period
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:location Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:notableAdvisor gptkb:Chanakya
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Ujjain
gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkb:Taxila
gptkbp:notableCountry gptkb:Megasthenes
gptkbp:notableDeclineReason internal conflict
rise of Shunga dynasty
weak successors
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kalinga_War
Spread of Buddhism
gptkbp:notableFeature public works
state control of economy
centralized administration
large standing army
spread of Buddhism outside India
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkbp:notableForeignContact gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
Greek world
gptkbp:notablePlace Mauryan polish
Yaksha and Yakshi statues
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Indica_(by_Megasthenes)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Nanda_dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:startDate c. 322 BCE
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Dakshinapatha
gptkb:Uttarapatha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bihar_Sharif_Museum
gptkb:Maurya,_Shunga_and_Satvahana_Art_Gallery
gptkb:Tamralipta
gptkb:Government_Museum,_Mathura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6