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	Kanva Dynasty - Indian History
		The Kanva dynasty was a Brahman dynasty founded by Vasudeva Kanva, the minister of Devabhuti, the last Sunga king in 75 BCE.
		This period is said to have witnessed the rule of four kings extending to a period about 45 years.The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Sunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions.
		The extent of Kanva territory was confined to the areas of Sunga rule.
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	Qutub Shahi dynasty - Indian History
		This dynasty spanned 171 years in the history of South India.
		He further contributed to the architectural achievements of the Qutub Shahi dynasty.
		The foundation of the principal mosque Mecca Masjid was laid during his reign in 1617.
	www.gloriousindia.com /history/qutub_shahi_dynasty.html (1084 words)

	Mauryan Empire, Mauryan Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, Ashoka, Ashoka'S Dhamma
		The Mauryan Empire was the first major empire in the history of India and ruled the land from 322 BC to 185 BC.
		Chandragupta founded the Mauryan Empire by overthrowing the Nanda dynasty with the help of Chanakya (also Kautilya) who was an important minister in the court of the Nanda rulers.
		Most of our knowledge about the Mauryan period in general and the rule of Chandragupta in particular is obtained from two important literary sources: the Arthashastra, written by Chanakya, and Indica, written by the ancient Greek writer Megasthenes (who was an ambassador of Seleucus Nikator and had come to the court of Chandragupta).
	india.mapsofindia.com /the-country/ancient-history/mauryan-rulers.html (1422 words)

	Maurya Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mauryan Empire was perhaps the greatest empire to rule the Indian subcontinent until the arrival of the British.
		Alternatively, the 2nd century CE "Legend of Ashoka" states that Ashoka was born as the son of the Maurya Emperor Bindusara and a relatively lower ranked queen said to be the daughter of a Brahmin.
		The practice of Mauryan rulers to have harems is repeatedly mentionned in sources such as the Ashokavadana, which would suggest a multiplicity of bloodlines and a numerous descent for each king.
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	Mauryan dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mauryan dynasty ruled the Mauryan empire, the first unified empire of India, from 322 BCE to 183 BCE.
		Chandragupta Maurya (322 - 298 BCE) - founder of the Mauryan empire.
		Brhadrata (187 - 185 BCE) - last Mauryan ruler, assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga, who ascended the throne and founded the Sunga dynasty.
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	History of Pakistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Mauryan dynasty lasted about 180 years, nearly as long as Achaemenid rule, and began with Chandragupta Maurya, not to be confused with Chandragupta I of the much-later Gupta Dynasty.
		Brhadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, ruled territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka, but he was still upholding the Buddhist faith.
		Muhammad's successors established the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, while the Mamluk Dynasty (mamluk means "slave" and referred to the Turkic slave soldiers who became rulers throughout the Islamic world) in 1211 (however, the Delhi Sultanate is traditionally held to have been founded in 1206) seized the reins of empire.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/History_of_Pakistan (9099 words)

	Maurya Empire Summary
		The Mauryan Empire was perhaps the greatest empire to rule the Indian subcontinent until the arrival of the British.
		Brhadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, held territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka, although he still upheld the Buddhist faith.
		The assassination of Brhadrata and the rise of the Sunga empire led to a wave of persecution for Buddhists, and a resurgence of Hinduism.
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		The Nanda dynasty was established by an illegitimate son of the king Mahanandin of the previous Shishunaga dynasty.
		The Mauryan dynasty under Ashoka was responsible for the proliferation of Buddhist ideals across the whole of East Asia and South-East Asia, fundamentally altering the history and development of Asia as a whole.
		The Sunga dynasty was established in 185 BCE, about fifty years after Ashoka's death, when the king Brihadratha, the last of the Mauryan rulers, was brutally murdered by the then commander-in-chief of the Mauryan armed forces, Pusyamitra Sunga, while he was taking the Guard of Honour of his forces.
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	India - MSN Encarta
		Their dynasty lasted about a century, and was succeeded by the Kanvas, whose shrunken kingdom was defeated in 28 bc by the Andhra dynasty, invading from their homeland in the south.
		By then the Pallava dynasty had established a powerful kingdom on the east coast of the southern Indian peninsula at Kānchipuram.
		Although particular dynasties did not last long, these kingdoms, which shifted the center of rule in India to areas south of the Vindhya Range, had a remarkable stability, lasting in one form or other in particular regions for centuries.
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	Chandragupta: c. 321- c. 297 BC
		The Mauryan empire, which Chandragupta founded, owes its name to the house of the Mauryas, under whose rule the Indian subcontinent saw, for the first time in history, a considerable degree of political unity.
		The Mauryan empire was very strong and independent because it had some kind of political unity.
		The Mauryan capital was at Pataliputra (present day Patna), the chief city of the old kingdom of Magadha.
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	History of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nanda dynasty was established by an illegitimate son of the king Mahanandin of the previous Shishunaga dynasty.
		The Mauryan dynasty under Ashoka was responsible for the proliferation of Buddhist ideals across the whole of East Asia and South-East Asia, fundamentally altering the history and development of Asia as a whole.
		The Slave dynasty managed to conquer large areas of northern India approximate to the ancient extent of the Guptas, while the Khilji Empire was also able to conquer most of central India, but they were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering most of the subcontinent, until the onset of the Mughals.
	polaris.umuc.edu /~ogoga/History_of_india.htm (4908 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Mauryan
		The dynasty was founded by CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA, who overthrew the Magadha kingdom in north-eastern India.
		He founded the Mauryan empire, the first empire in India to extend over most of the subcontinent.
		Born to a destitute migrant Mauryan family, he was sold into slavery and eventually...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Mauryan (697 words)

	MauryaEmpire.htm
		At its peak, Mauryan dynasty ruled most of the indian subcontinent except the extreme southern part.
		It is from this treatise, the existence, denominations and standards of the Mauryan coins was known.
		Mauryan coins were similar to the punch mark silver coins of Early Kingdoms.
	www.worldcoincatalog.com /AC/C3/India/MauryanEmpire/MauryaEmpire.htm (383 words)

	The Mauryan Dynasty
		His goal was to unite the country as one Nation and was persued until the time of King Asoka (grandson of Chandragupta) But the loss of hundreds of thosands lives in war changed his mind and he gave up war for peace and converted to Buddhism.
		The empire was constantly invaded by tribes and in 185 B.C., the last of the Mauryan rulers was murdered.
		Chandragupta Maurya is notable in the history of India as the founder of the Mauryan Empire.
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	Maurya dynasty
		When the situation in Alexander's former kingdom had stabilized, one of his successors, Seleucus, tried to reconquer the eastern territories, but the war was inconclusive, and the Macedonian and Chandragupta signed a peace treaty.
		According to the ancient scriptures of the Jainists, the king abdicated at the end of his life (in 297?) in favor of Bindusara, and converted to the Jaina faith; he died as an ascetic, having fasted to death.
		The invasion of the Punjab, which took place in 184, revitalized the Greek culture in the region south of the Hindu Kush mountain range, where Euthydemus' son Demetrius created a new kingdom, consisting of Gandara, Arachosia, the Punjab and even a part of the Ganges valley.
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	eBharat History History - -> Ancient India -> Mauryan Dynasty
		The Mauryan Empire was (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India's first great unified empire.
		Chandragupta's son Bindusara extended the rule of the Mauryan empire towards central and southern India.
		The reign of Asoka was followed for 50 years by a succession of weaker kings. Brhadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, ruled territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka, but he was still upholding the (One who follows the teachings of Buddha) Buddhist faith.
	history.ebharat.in /ancient_india/mauryan_dynasty.html (639 words)

	MauryaEmpire.htm
		At its peak, Mauryan dynasty ruled most of the indian subcontinent except the extreme southern part.
		It is from this treatise, the existence, denominations and standards of the Mauryan coins was known.
		Mauryan coins were similar to the punch mark silver coins of Early Kingdoms.
	worldcoincatalog.com /AC/C3/India/MauryanEmpire/MauryaEmpire.htm (383 words)

	History Maurya Empire - History Of Ancient, Medieval And Modern India.
		Mauryan India was also exposed to an era of social harmony, religious transformation and expansion of the sciences and knowledge.
		The Mauryan empire is considered one of the greatest periods in Indian history.
		The Mauryan army wiped out many bands of bandits, regional private armies and powerful chieftains who sought to impose their own supremacy in small areas.
	www.bharatadesam.com /history/maurya_empire.php (2768 words)

	Mauryas in India
		The writings of the Greek diplomat Megasthenes, who was sent as an ambassador to the court of Chandragupta by the hellenistic king Seleucus I, provide valuable insight into the nature of the empire.
		The Mauryan economy depended mainly on agriculture and the state owned large farm lands for cultivation.
		The decline of the Mauryan Empire started after the death of Ashoka in 232 BC when the land was divided among his sons who proved to be weak rulers.
	www.india9.com /i9show/Mauryas-21197.htm (458 words)

	History of India
		Much is known about the Shishunaga dynasty of the Magadha empire in north India thanks to the Puranas, the Buddhist Jatakas, and Jain texts.
		The Shishunaga dynasty was followed by the Nanda dynasty that ruled for 100 years.
		The Hindu Chola and Vijayanagar Dynasties came into conflict with Islamic rule and the clashing of the two systems- prevailing Hindu and the Muslim caused a mingling that left lasting cultural influences on each other.
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	The Mauryans, 321-185 BC
		By the end of Bindusara's reign, the Mauryan Empire included at least a third of the peninsula and stretched all the way from Bangladesh to the Hindu Kush mountains.
		By the start of the Gupta dynasty, the bulk of Indian society had become vegetarian and no laws carried the death penalty.
		His successors were less energetic and capable; in 184 BC, the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated, and the first empire of India came to an end.
	www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/ANCINDIA/MAURYA.HTM (1075 words)

	Indian History
		The Satavahana, or Andhra, Kingdom was considerably influenced by the Mauryan political model, although power was decentralized in the hands of local chieftains, who used the symbols of Vedic religion and upheld the varnashramadharma.
		The founder of the Satvahana dynasty was Simuka in 40 B.C. Satakarni I was the most distinguished ruler of this dynasty.
		During the 7th and the 8th centuries, this dynasty ruled over a region extending from center of Andhra Pradesh far to the Kaveri River; Later, in the 9th century, the Pallava themselves were definitely conquered by the Chola from Tanjore and became their vassals.
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	Maurya - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Only major dynasties and the most important rulers are included.
		The dates given for dynasties and rulers cover periods of their importance.
		The Maurya Empire, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty, was the largest and most powerful political and military empire of ancient India.
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	Maurya Empire information - Search.com
		Originating from the kingdom of Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic plains of modern Bihar and Bengal and its capital city of Pataliputra (near modern Patna), the Empire was founded in 321 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya, who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and began expanding his power across central and western India.
		However, the prospect of battling Magadha in a major war was one of the factors that caused the refusal of his troops to go further east, Alexander returned to Babylon, and redeployed most of his troops west of the Indus.
		Brhadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, ruled territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka, but he was still upholding the Buddhist faith.
	www.search.com /reference/Maurya_Empire (3222 words)

	TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA
		Third king of the bellicose Mauryan dynasty, Ashoka devoted his youth to territorial expansion until he dominated almost all of India.
		Despite the splendour of the Mauryan dynasty ending with the death of Ashoka and the first pan-Indian empire disintegrating into a myriad of local states, the spread of Buddhism continued without pause, particularly in cities and in merchant communities.
		During the reign of Harsha, from one of the cadet branches of the Gupta dynasty and the last of the great Indian emperors, other temples and monasteries were built in the 7th century although the quality of the statues was not high.
	architecture-india.com /BUDDHISM_ARCHITECTURE_IN_INDIA.asp (2682 words)

	PunjabiLit: India: HISTORY India
		Their dynasty lasted about a century, and was succeeded by the Kanvas, whose shrunken kingdom was defeated in 28 BC by the Andhra dynasty, invading from their homeland in the south.
		Beginning with the Slave dynasty, the sultanate was ruled by a succession of five dynasties before it was finally overthrown by the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1556.
		In the course of the dynasty those citadels were located in Lahore, in and around Âgra, in the architecturally spectacular city of Fatehpur Sikri, and near the city of Shahjahanabad ("city of Shah Jahan").
	www.punjabilit.com /india/history.htm (13595 words)

	Mauryan Art,mauryan empire,mauryan dynasty,mauryan architecture,mauryan period,mauryan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the Mauryan period stone culture dramatically emerged as the principal medium of Indian artist.
		Some evidence is put forward by John Irwin that Ashokan columns may be the culmination of the ancient pre-buddhist religious tradition in India of a cult of one cosmis pillar of axis mundi.
		The results of their endeavor to change from wood to stone are seen in the crude inferior pillars of Ashoka, while those which are excellent and highly finished were the works of foreign artists employed by the great emperor.
	www.civilserviceindia.com /subject/History/prelims/mauryanart.html (1022 words)

	History of Indian Food and Cooking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mauryan dynasty especially King Ashok was responsible for the further development of Buddhism, this period also saw the development of Buddhism outside India, which would lead people to people there must have been some cross-pollination with food.
		The Mauryan economy was also agriculture driven which resulted in the base of all the grain cuisine in India.
		The Khilji Dynasty ruled in Northern India during a significant period of time, an interesting travelogue of this period is provided by Ibn Batuta a Moroccan traveler in the court of Mohamed Bin Tughluk.
	www.inmamaskitchen.com /Indian_Cooking/history_Indian_food_cooking.html (974 words)

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