Maurya Empire

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ancient empire historical state

The Maurya Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its zenith under Ashoka, that unified much of the Indian subcontinent and played a pivotal role in the spread of Buddhism.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Maurya Empire canonical	53
Maurya dynasty	12
Maurya period	4
Maurya	2
Mauryan period	2
Maurya Empire (partly)	1
Maurya Empire (regional control)	1
Mauryan Empire	1
Mauryan dynasty	1
Mauryan unification of much of India	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient empire ⓘ historical state ⓘ
administrativeDivision	provinces ⓘ
advisor	Chanakya ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Maurya Empire ⓘ surface form: Mauryan Empire
capital	Pataliputra ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	ancient India ⓘ surface form: Ancient India
culturalInfluence	spread of Buddhism to Central Asia ⓘ spread of Buddhism to Southeast Asia ⓘ spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka ⓘ
currency	punch-marked coins ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsWith	Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
economyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ trade ⓘ
endDate	c. 185 BCE ⓘ
era	ancient India ⓘ surface form: Classical India
expandedUnder	Ashoka ⓘ Bindusara ⓘ Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
followedBy	Shunga Empire ⓘ
foundedBy	Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
founder	Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
importantCity	Suvarnagiri ⓘ Taxila ⓘ Ujjain ⓘ
knownFor	centralized administration ⓘ extensive road network ⓘ large standing army ⓘ rock and pillar edicts ⓘ spread of Buddhism ⓘ unification of much of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
language	Prakrit ⓘ
legalSystem	Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ surface form: edicts of Ashoka
locatedIn	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
majorBattle	Kalinga War ⓘ
notableRuler	Ashoka ⓘ Bindusara ⓘ Brihadratha Maurya ⓘ Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ Dasharatha Maurya ⓘ
peakReign	reign of Ashoka ⓘ
precededBy	Nanda Empire ⓘ
reachedZenithUnder	Ashoka ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ
script	Brahmi script ⓘ Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ surface form: Kharosthi script
startDate	c. 322 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Deccan Plateau ⓘ Gandhara civilization ⓘ surface form: Gandhara Kalinga ⓘ Magadha ⓘ parts of present-day Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present-day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present-day Nepal ⓘ parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ
timePeriod	Iron Age ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Emblem of India → originPeriod → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Bengal → wasRegionOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

northern India → wasCradleOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

northern India → hasHistoricalEvent → Maurya Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

this entity surface form: Mauryan unification of much of India

Lion Capital of Ashoka → dynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Maurya Empire → alsoKnownAs → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mauryan Empire

Magadhi Prakrit → associatedWith → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya period

Khyber Pass → usedBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Bihar → wasCenterOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya Empire (partly)

Charsadda → historicalEra → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mauryan period

Gandhara civilization → underRuleOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Malwa → wasPartOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Patna → servedAsCapitalOf → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → alliance → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → borderedBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Indo-Greek Kingdoms → neighbor → Maurya Empire ⓘ

ancient India → hasPart → Maurya Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Ancient India

Arthashastra → timePeriodDescribed → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Satavahana dynasty → precededBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi → associatedWithDynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Vidisha → associatedWithDynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Ujjain → wasImportantIn → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Ashokan inscriptions → associatedWithDynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Bindusara → dynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Bindusara → country → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Bindusara → house → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya

Ashoka → dynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Ashoka → empire → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath → builderDynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath → era → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mauryan period

Buddhist art → historicalPeriod → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga War → conflictBetween → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga War → hasCombatant → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga War → historicalPeriod → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga War → relatedTo → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Magadha → coreOfEmpire → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga → conqueredBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Kalinga → warWith → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Chandragupta Maurya → countryOfCitizenship → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Chandragupta Maurya → founded → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Chandragupta Maurya → familyName → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya → dynasty → Maurya Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurya dynasty

Nanda Empire → followedBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Shunga Empire → followed → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Shunga Empire → precededBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Chanakya → employer → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Taxila → significantPeriod → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Taxila → conqueredBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ

Surasena kingdom → followedBy → Maurya Empire ⓘ