Question

(a) Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
(b) What was the extent of the Mauryan Empire?
( What was the objective of Ashoka's Dhamma?
(d) Who was the guide and philosopher of Chandragupta Maurya?​

Answer 1

Chandragupta

Ashoka's empire

philosopher chanakya

Answer 2

(a) Chandragupta

Alexander's death in 323 B.C.E. left a large power vacuum, and Chandragupta took advantage, gathering an army and overthrowing the Nanda power in Magadha, in present-day eastern India, marking the start of the Mauryan Empire.

(b) Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 bce and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent.

(c) The ultimate aim of Ashoka's Dhamma was to create a harmonious atmosphere in the state, where all people irrespective of their religious and cultural diversities, lived in peace and harmony with each other.

(d) Chanakya was the guide and philosopher of Chandragupta Maurya. He is traditionally known as Kautilya. He wrote the Arthashastra.