The first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent, the Maurya Empire reached its zenith under Ashoka, whose edicts championing dharma and non-violence became one of the earliest statements of ethical governance.
Disintegrated in 185 BCE when the last Mauryan emperor, Brihadratha, was assassinated by his general Pushyamitra Shunga, who founded the Shunga Empire.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Maurya Empire — the shape you scrub through changes in 321 BC · 250 BC.
Thapar's authoritative history gives the Mauryas their fullest modern treatment.
Classic account of the Maurya peak and the civilization it produced.