Mauryan Empire Quiz

At Vidisha, the Greek envoy Heliodoros erected a pillar in Vishnu's (Vasudev's) honour. The Greek King of Taxila, Antialkidas, sent him to the court of the Sunga King, Bhagbhadra.

The conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain led to the centralization of the Maurya Empire, whose capital city was Pataliputra (modern Patna).

Chanakya during the Mauryan Empire called the gold coins Suvarnarupa, the lead coins Sisarupa, the copper coins Tamrarupa, and the silver coins Rupyarupa.

Silk, textiles, spices, and exotic delicacies were the principal exports to those empires. Ideas in science and technology were also shared with West Asia and Europe.

Dhammamahamatras were specialised officials chosen by Emperor Ashoka to promote and uphold the dhamma.

In Deccan and Central India, the Satavahanas replaced the Mauryas. It is assumed that multiple tiny political principalities ruled in various regions of the Deccan for roughly 100 years following the fall of the Mauryas and before the arrival of the Satavahans.

Charak is renowned as the "Father of Ancient Indian Medicine." He held the position of Raj Vaidya in Kanishka's court (royal doctor).

From the year 78 A.D., Kanishka presided as monarch of the Kushana empire. The Saka period began with him. The Indian government is still using it.

It is believed that Kautilya wrote the Arthashastra as a guide for Chandragupta, teaching him how to rule a country and urging him to take decisive action in resolving political issues without regard for moral considerations.

The last ruler of the Mauryan Empire was Brihadratha. He ruled from 187 to 185 BCE until being killed by Pushyamitra Shunga, his commander and the man who established the Shunga Empire.

The Great Silk Road is a network of caravan routes that crossed the Eurasian continent in ancient and mediaeval ages from the Mediterranean Sea to China, affecting the birth and growth of economic and cultural relations between the inhabitants of the many statehoods that were situated along the way.

Four provinces made up the Mauryan Empire, with Pataliputra serving as the imperial capital. The four provincial capitals were Tosali (in the east), Ujjain (in the west), Suvarnagiri (in the south), and Taxila (according to Ashokan Edicts) (in the north).

The first monarch of the Vardhana dynasty, Prabhakar Vardhana, had Thaneswar as his capital. Rajya Vardhana, the oldest son of Prabhakar Vardhana, succeeded to the throne upon his passing in 605.

The Kushan dynasty reigned over Afghanistan, parts of northern India, and maybe parts of Central Asia to the north of the Kashmir region. Kanishka was the Kushan dynasty's greatest king.

The Mauryan empire was a kingdom in ancient India with its capital at Pataliputra (later Patna), not far from where the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers converge. It was the first empire to control the majority of the Indian subcontinent, and it existed from 321 to 185 bce.

Ancient Greek historian and diplomat Megasthenes wrote four volumes about India called the Indica. Seleucus I, the Hellenistic ruler, sent him on ambassadorial missions to Chandragupta, the Mauryan emperor.

The founder of the Mauryan empire, Chandragupta Maurya, left the realm and underwent Jain initiation before travelling to Sravanbelgola to spend his last days.

According to the Mahavamsa, Bindusara named his son Ashoka viceroy of Ujjayini. According to Ashokavadana, Bindusara tasked Ashoka with besieging Takshashila.

Because Kalinga could disrupt connections between Patliputra, the Mauryan capital, and its conquests in the central Indian peninsula, the Mauryan Empire saw Kalinga as a danger. Ashoka therefore desired to conquer Kalinga.

The Maurya Empire was started by Chandragupta Maurya. The Greeks were expelled from India by him. He overcame Alexander's Greek general Seleucus Nicator.