HISTORY ONE-LINER (Mauryan Empire)
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS Mauryan Empire (321-185 BC) 1. Major sources for the study of Mauryan Empire are the Arthasastra of Kautilya and Indika of Megasthenes . 2. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of Mauryan Empire. 3. Details about his early life are not available 4. He is believed to have belonged to Moriya Clan, hence got the name Maurya. 5. It is also said that his mother was Mura a women of lower birth hence got the name Maurya. 6. In some texts he is referred to as Vrishala and Kulahina. 7. He conspired with Chanakya ( Kautilya or Vishnugupta ) the minister of Nanda to overthrew the last Nanda ruler DhanaNanda . 8. Chandragupt...