chandragupta maurya was the founder of the mauryan empire.
chandragupta maurya was the founder of the mauryan empire.
who was the founder of the mauryan empire?
chandragupta maurya
the mauryan empire, founded by chandragupta maurya, would first conquer the nanda empire. chandragupta would then defeat the seleucid empire during the seleucid-mauryan war. this resulted in the transfer of the macedonian satraps in the indus valley and gandhara to the mauryan empire. furthermore, a marriage alliance was enacted which granted seleucus's daughter as chandragupta's wife for diplomatic relations. the conflict additionally led to the transfer of 500 war elephants to the seleucid empire from the mauryan empire, presumably as expenses of lives lost and damages sustained.
greco-buddhism
in the year 185 bce, about fifty years after ashoka's death, the last maurya ruler, brihadratha, was assassinated by the commander-in-chief of the mauryan armed forces, pushyamitra shunga, while he was taking the guard of honor of his forces. pushyamitra shunga founded the shunga dynasty (185-75 bce) and ruled just a fragmented part of the mauryan empire. many of the northwestern territories of the mauryan empire (modern-day afghanistan and northern pakistan) became the indo-greek kingdom.









































king ashoka, the third monarch of the indian mauryan dynasty, is also considered as one of the most exemplary rulers who ever lived.
ashoka