Emperor of the Maurya Empire
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The Emperor of the Maurya Empire was the sovereign ruler of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful dynasties, overseeing a vast territory and centralized administration across the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Maurya Empire canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical title
ⓘ
sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAdvisor |
Mahamatya
ⓘ
Mantrin (minister) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
maintenance of law and order
ⓘ
patronage of religion and learning ⓘ promotion of economic prosperity ⓘ protection of subjects ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Magadhi Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficial |
Amatya (high official)
ⓘ
Dhamma‑mahamatta (officer of morality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajuka (rural officer) ⓘ Yukta (revenue officer) ⓘ |
| hasPowerOver |
civil administration
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ justice system ⓘ military ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Arthashastra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashokan edicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek accounts of Megasthenes ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
chakra (wheel)
ⓘ
lion capital ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Deccan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of present‑day Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present‑day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present‑day India ⓘ parts of present‑day Nepal ⓘ parts of present‑day Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Brahmi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Brihadratha Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Ashoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ Brihadratha Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ Dasharatha Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE to 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.