Mauryan Empire

Mauryan Empire at its greatest extent in c. 265-250 BC.
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A damaged statue of Buddha at Bharhut,MP.. built during Ashoka's reign.

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Silver coin of the #MauryaEmpire, known as Rupyarupa with wheel & elephant.3rd Cent BCE.

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1911s:: The Lion Capital of Ashoka at the ground of Sarnath.

The Capital was erected aroud c.250 BC.

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Replica of Ashoka pillar at Wat U Mong near Chiang Mai, Thailand, built by King Mangrai in 13th century. 

Bilingual inscription (Greek & Aramaic) by king Ashoka of #MauryaEmpire.

from Kandahar. #KabulMuseum

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Extent of #MauraEmpire under Chandragupta in c.300 BCE.

Ashoka had added just Kalinga into existing #MauryaEmpire.

The Ashoka Pillar, Allahabad, Originally been erected in Kaushambi, moved to Allahabad Fort by Akbar.

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The Pillar Edicts of Ashoka mention the Sātavāhanas as feudatories of #MauryaEmpire. c238 BCE.

Now in British Museum

#भारतवर्ष under ChandraGupta in c.300 BC, #Chankya played an important role in the establishment of D #MauryaEmpire 

2100 yrs old relief of Samrat #Ashoka from Amaravati, A.P.

Now in the Guimet museum, Paris. 

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Goddess Laxmi medallion from Bharhut stupa railing pillar, Satna, M.P, of #MauryaEmpire, 2nd Century BCE.

Now in the Indian Museum, Kolkata. 

The Bull Capital from the Pillars of Ashoka, excavated in Rampurva, Bihar in 1907.

The Capital was erected around c.255 BCE.

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