Maurya
noun
a member of an ancient Indian people who united northern India and established an empire 322–184 b.c.
Mauryan
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a word derived from
Maurya.
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The auction of the collection, known as the Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE, was due to take place on 7 May.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
While India experienced a time of unity and great success during the Mauryan age, the subcontinent again broke into separate kingdoms following invasions by the White Huns, which fatally weakened the empire.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Mauryan Empire’s political structure employed a large and well-run army, administered by a war office with branches for a navy and for raising horses and elephants for cavalry warfare.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The high point of Mauryan greatness came with the ascension of Emperor Ashoka in approximately 268 BCE, opening a period of monumental architecture that left its mark on the ancient world.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Mauryan and the Gupta dynasties succumbed as irretrievably to the centrifugal forces of petty states and clans perpetually striving for mastery as the more ephemeral kingdoms of Kanishka and Harsha.
From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol
