The spy system was an integral part of the Administration of Mauryan Empire. The goals of the secret service was to test the integrity of government officials, spy on cartels and population for conspiracy, to monitor hostile kingdoms, to destabilize enemy states, to get rid of troublesome powerful people who could not be challenged openly.

The emperor Ashoka is considered to be one of India’s greatest monarchs, and was the third ruler of the Mauryan Empire. Whilst Ashoka’s conquests pale in comparison to his illustrious grandfather’s, he is widely remembered as a Buddhist ruler, and it was his contributions to Buddhism and morality that made him such a renowned figure in Indian history.

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Description The Mauryan Empire was founded in 322 BC when Chandragupta Maurya seized the throne of Maghada and toppled the ruling Nanda dynasty. The empire’s heartlands lay near the junction of the Son and Ganges rivers in the north-east of the Indian subcontinent, with its capital at Pataliputra. From here, Chandragupta embarked on a successful campaign to conquer the lands east of the Indus, benefiting from the instability in the Indus Valley upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323…

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Agricultural developments in India led to a rise in population, as well as the development of larger and denser cities. From this population expansion rose “mahajanapadas” (great realms) such as the Magadha Kingdom, which for the first time attempted to expand their territory and unify the Indian peoples. Magadha’s successor, the Maurya Empire, would become the first to successfully do so. (~400 BC; Rajgir, Magadha Kingdom)

Illustraion of Chandragupta Maurya

Mauryan Empire was sinewy empire in ancient India from 321 to 185 BC. Maurya Dynasty Map showing their Capital, Boundaries and Cities where they ruled.

Indian spearman of the mauryan era. The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 BCE.