indian empires. mauryan empire founded by chandragupta maurya – he ruled from 324 b.c. – 301...
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INDIAN EMPIRES
MAURYAN EMPIRE
Founded by Chandragupta Maurya – he ruled from 324 B.C. – 301 B.C.
Capital was in northeastern India (modern-day Patna)
Highly centralized gov’t
MAURYAN CONT.
Asoka – greatest rule of the empire, maybe all of India????
Adopted Buddhists ideas to improve the empire (hospitals, trees and shelters along roads…)
MAURYANS CONT.
Under Asoka, India also became a regional economic/trading power
KUSHAN EMPIRE
Nomadic warriors Prospered from trade between
Mediterranean and Pacific Rim countries
Silk Road Shaped by surrounding societies
GUPTA EMPIRE
Founded by Chandra Gupta in 320
Same capital as the Mauryans
Became the dominant power in northern India, loose control of central India
GUPTA CONT.
Golden age of Indian culture
Hindu and Buddhist arts flourished
GUPTAS CONT.
Traded with China, SE Asia and the Mediterranean
Many pilgrims came to India to see Hindu and Buddhists temples and shrines