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History : The Mauryan Empire
The Mauryan empire was the first and one of the greatest empires that were established on the Indian soil. The growth of Magadha culmi nated in the emergence, of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the empire (321 BCE), extended control as far northwest as Afghanistan and Baluchistan, and his grandson Ashoka, arguably the most famous ruler of early India, conquered Kalinga (present-day coastal Orissa). Chandragupta Maurya was the first ruler who unified entire India under one political unit.
King | Length of reign years | Date BC |
Chandragupta | 24 | 321 -297 |
Bindusara | 25 | 297- 272 |
Ashoka | 44 | 272- 228 |
Dasaratha | 8 | 228 -220 |
Samprati | 9 | 220 -211 |
Salisuka | 13 | 211 -198 |
Devavarman | 7 | 198 -191 |
Bhrihadratha | 8 | 191 - 183 |