Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Chandragupta
Chandragupta
:
:
321 BCE-298
321 BCE-298
BCE
BCE
Unified northern India.
Unified northern India.
Defeated the Persian
Defeated the Persian
general
general
Seleucus
Seleucus
.
.

a Jain.
a Jain.
The Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire
321 BCE – 185 BCE
321 BCE – 185 BCE
Kautilya
Kautilya
Chandragupta’s advisor.
Chandragupta’s advisor.
Brahmin caste.
Brahmin caste.
Wrote
Wrote
The Treatise on
The Treatise on
Material Gain
Material Gain
or the
or the


needed to employ force when
necessary!
necessary!
As oka (304 – 232 BCE)
As oka (304 – 232 BCE)
Religious conversion
Religious conversion
after the gruesome
after the gruesome
battle of
battle of
Kalinga
Kalinga
in
in
262 BCE.
262 BCE.
Dedicated his life to
Dedicated his life to
Buddhism.
Buddhism.
Edicts scattered in
Edicts scattered in
more than 30 places
more than 30 places
in India, Nepal,
in India, Nepal,
Pakistan, & Afghanistan.
Pakistan, & Afghanistan.
Written mostly in
Written mostly in
Sanskrit, but one was in
Sanskrit, but one was in
Greek and Aramaic.
Greek and Aramaic.
10 rock edicts.
10 rock edicts.
Each pillar [
Each pillar [
stupa