Mauryan Empire

2 notes tagged Mauryan Empire.

• History

  Ancient India Essentials: Harappa to the Guptas

  Harappan sites and artefacts, the Vedic-age shift from Sabha to kingdom, Mauryan district officers, and why Fa-hien's travels matter.

• History

  The Mahajanapadas and the Mauryan Empire

  How Magadha's iron and river routes built an empire, what the Arthashastra says about slavery and its own spies, why Ashoka's Kalinga edicts skip Kalinga itself, and why historians still argue over why it all fell apart.