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Maurya
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Maurya (mou`əryə), ancient Indian dynasty, c.325–c.183 B.C., founded by Chandragupta Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya) (chändrəgp`tə), fl. c.321 B.C.
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 (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his grandson, Asoka Asoka (əsō`kə), d. c.232 B.C., Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 B.C.) of the Maurya dynasty; grandson of Chandragupta .
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, the most notable ruler of ancient India, for the first time in history brought nearly all India, together with Afghanistan, under one rule. The culture of the Mauryan empire represents the first great flowering of Indian civilization, not to be equaled until the coming of the Gupta dynasty.
Maurya
mother loses six sons in the sea. [Br. Lit.: Riders to the Sea]
See : Despair


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