Chandragupta Research Paper

Chandragupta Maurya wanted to gain control of Magadha, the place where the Nanda empire was based, to end the Nanda dictatorship. He assembled young men who were angry about Magadha’s dishonest leadership and gathered supplies for his army. Chandragupta’s army came up with a strategy. They announced a battle and drew the Magadhan army away from Magadha. Meanwhile, spies bribed Nanda’s corrupt general. Chandragupta’s allies threatened the prime minister until Chandragupta Maurya officially became Magadha’s new king. That war ended the Nanda dynasty and began the Maurya empire.

Ashoka was the 3rd ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He ruled from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. He started one of the most brutal wars in world history when he took over the state

Kalinga, killing more than 100,000 soldiers. Later on, he deeply regretted his ways and converted to Buddhism.

The Mauryan administration system was very organized. The king was all-powerful and controlled a large amount of the government. There was also a council of ministers who served as a political check. However, the ministers didn’t oppose the king very often because he was the one who appointed him.

There are many factors that contributed to Maurya’s downfall. One of the things that weakened the empire was Greek invasion. The Greeks stayed out of India because they knew the power of Maurya’s military. But once Ashoka died, the Mauryan empire began to crumble, so Greek forces knew they had nothing to fear. The Mauryan empire truly fell when Maurya’s last king, Brihadratha, was assassinated by General Pushyamitra Shunga. Shunga took over and started the Shunga dynasty.

Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan empire and unified India under just one administration. He ended the Nanda autocracy with well-planned strategies and cunning schemes. Chandragupta voluntarily starved himself to death when he was 42 years old.