The Mauryan State
Realm 17: Empire, Edicts, and The Chakra
THE IMPERIAL ONTOLOGY
MICRO-REALM 01
Chandragupta Maurya
- Overthrew Nanda Dynasty.
- Defeated Seleucus Nicator.
- Pan-Indian Empire.
- Embraced Jainism.
MICRO-REALM 02
Chanakya & Arthashastra
- Treatise on Statecraft.
- Saptanga Theory.
- Spy Network (Gudhapurushas).
- Realpolitik.
MICRO-REALM 03
Bindusara's Expansion
- Amitraghata (Slayer of foes).
- Deccan Conquest.
- Syrian Greek Contacts.
- Ajivika Patronage.
MICRO-REALM 04
Ashoka the Great
- Zenith of Empire.
- Devanampiya Piyadasi.
- Rock Edicts.
- Brahmi & Kharoshthi.
MICRO-REALM 05
The Kalinga War
- 261 BCE.
- Massive Bloodshed.
- Bherighosha to Dhammaghosha.
- Ideological Transformation.
MICRO-REALM 06
Ashoka's Dhamma
- Moral Code of Conduct.
- Religious Tolerance.
- Dhamma Mahamatras.
- Not strictly Buddhist.
MICRO-REALM 07
Administration
- Highly Centralized.
- Mantriparishad.
- Provincial Governors (Kumara).
- Municipal Boards.
MICRO-REALM 08
Economy & Trade
- State-Controlled Mining.
- Uttarapatha Highway.
- Punch-Marked Coins.
- Taxation (Bhaga).
MICRO-REALM 09
Mauryan Art
- Polished Sandstone.
- Monolithic Pillars.
- Barabar Rock-cut Caves.
- Yaksha & Yakshi Figures.
MICRO-REALM 10
Decline & Fall
- Weak Successors.
- Financial Crisis.
- Provincial Rebellions.
- Pushyamitra Shunga Coup.