The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s1.t3: Maurya Dynasty
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s1.t3
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Maurya Dynasty
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Chandragupta was a man of mixed birth, the illegitimate son of a Nanda Prince by a woman of the people. In the troubles following Alexander's invasion he collected troops, fought the Macedonian garrisons and acquired extensive power. Then he turned against Nandas, killed the last king of that line, and finally established his authority over the greater part of Northern India from about 322-21 B.C.
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[Figure: Chandragupta 322/21--296 B.C.
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Bindusāra { 'Amitraghāta,' 296-268 B.C. Extended his rule far to the south. }
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Aśoka. 268-226 B.C. He was crowned 264 B.C. (Hultzsch)
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(a son)
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Daśaratha (ruling Eastern Provinces) Samprati (ruling Western Provinces)]
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Several kings of the Maurya dynasty followed the grandsons of Aśoka but little is known about them. The Empire broke up in 184 B.C. when the Andhra kings of the Telingana country and others had acquired power. The last Maurya king Brihadratha was killed in 185 B.C. by his general Pushyamitra, who usurped the throne and founded a new but short-lived dynasty.