Mauryan India

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:administrativeSystem centralized bureaucracy
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Pillars_of_Ashoka
Stupas
gptkbp:area 5 million km² (at its peak)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Pana
gptkbp:declinedAfter internal conflict
invasion
gptkbp:economy gptkb:crafts
agriculture
trade
gptkbp:endDate c. 185 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mauryan India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:militaryBranch large standing army
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Ujjain
gptkb:Patna
gptkb:Sanchi
gptkb:Vidisha
gptkb:Taxila
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Chanakya
gptkbp:notableDiplomacy contacts with Seleucid Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kalinga_War
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkbp:notableGuest gptkb:Megasthenes
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Ashoka_Pillar_at_Sarnath
gptkb:Barabar_Caves
gptkb:Sanchi_Stupa
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Indica_(by_Megasthenes)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nanda_Empire
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:startDate c. 322 BCE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shunga_Empire
gptkbp:territoryIncludes gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
parts of Iran
present-day India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_People's_History_of_India_series
gptkb:People's_History_of_India_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6