Question

list any 5 reasons for te decline of mauryan empire

Answer 1

Weak Successors of Asoka: The first three Maurya Emperors were men of exceptional abilities. Vastness of the Empire. The Maurya Empire was too vast in its extent. ...Independence of the Provinces. Foreign Invasion. internal Revolt:

Answer 2

Answer:

Decline of the Mauryan Empire :-

✴After the death of Ashok in 232 BCE the Mauryan rulers continued to rule for about another half a century.

✴The disorder that emerged in the administrative machinery after his death is regarded as one of the factors for the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire

The reasons were -

Ashok was succeeded by weak and inefficient rulers

The vastness of the empire made it difficult to control the far flung territories

The provincial viceroys took advantage of thr absence of a strong central authority and declared their independence.

The enormous expenditure of maintaining a large army drained the treasury