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Founding of the Maurya Empire

Type Event Region India Time -322

In 322 BCE, Chandragupta Maurya, with the support of Kautilya, overthrew the Nanda dynasty and founded the Maurya Empire at Pataliputra.…

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  1. -322Pataliputra · BiharChandragupta allied with local forces dissatisfied with Nanda rule, launched a coup at Pataliputra, ended the Nanda dynasty, and seized control of the Magadha heartland.
  2. -322–-305North India · IndiaThe Maurya Empire rapidly integrated the Ganges basin and the Punjab region, and after waging war against Seleucus I concluded a peace treaty, obtaining extensive territory and war elephants and establishing hegemony over North India.
  3. -305–-297Pataliputra · BiharAccording to the Arthashastra tradition, Kautilya designed a centralized administration, taxation, and espionage system for the Maurya Empire, with Pataliputra becoming the political and economic center of an empire spanning the subcontinent.

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