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350 BCE
Life of an Important Figure
Life of Kautilya, a very important historical figure. He was a statesman and philosopher, in addition to that he was a chief advisor. He than started working for Chandragupta, an Indian emperor. -
340 BCE
Chandragupta subjugated the border states
Chandragupta decided to charge upon the Magadha Kingdom, with there army. After doing so he killed the king, who was hated by the residents of the kingdom. He took the throne in for himself, and rose to power -
326 BCE
Beginning Of The Empire
The Mauryan empire started after areas of India, came together. After the ruling of Chandragupta Maurya. -
Period: 322 BCE to 185 BCE
The Mauryan Empire
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321 BCE
King of Magadha is killed
Dhana Nanda who is the king of Magadha gets killed. He was killed by Chandragupta Maurya. -
320 BCE
Chandragupta seizes the throne
Chandragupta takes control of the throne of Magadhan empire he decides to enlarge the kingdom all over central and northern India -
305 BCE
Treaty Signed
The emperor, Changragupta, signs a treaty with Seleucos I. This treaty accepted borders and gave Punjab to Chandragupta, in return getting 500 war elephants. -
305 BCE
Chandragupta Defeats Selecus
The Macedionian's try to expand their empire into India. Chandragupta conquers them and claims a very large portion of their territory. He expanded westward. -
298 BCE
Chandragupta abandons the Throne
Chandragupta decides to resign from the throne, in honor of his son Bindusara. Chandragupta turned into a follower after leaving the throne, migrated south and starved himself to death. -
298 BCE
New Emperor Bindusara
A former ruler (Chandragupta's) son, Bindusara, rules and then expands and benefits the Mauryan Empire. -
273 BCE
Bindusaras Son Takes Hold Of Throne
Bindusara son of Chandragupta dies, which leaves his son Asoka to them inherit the a throne, becoming the new ruler. -
268 BCE
New Emperor Ashoka
Ashoka becomes the new emperor of Maurya dynasty, located in India. -
262 BCE
Ashoka Defeats a Region
Ashoka defeats the region Kalinga. After that, he felt very sorry and guilty about how many people he had killed. He turned to non-violence quickly after. -
232 BCE
Emperor dies
Ashoka the Indian ruler dies, causing the Mauryan empire to decline. -
187 BCE
The end of the empire.
The successor's of Ashoka didn't have enough power or strength to keep the empire steady. The empire slowly started to decline little by little. Finally, 150 years later from when Chandragupta overthrew the Magadha king, the final Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha, got assassinated. He got turned on and assassinated by his own commander and chief, Pushyamitra Shunga. -
285
Ashoka and Buddhism
Ashoka made the decision to convert to Buddhism, after he felt remorse for the conquest of Kalinga. Buddhism was a non-violence life style that involved peace on earth. This was the best decision for him to become less of an enemy and more of a friend. It was a very important turn point.
