Mauryan Empire

• First empire to unify India• Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, grandfather of Asoka• Label

• Rise to power

• Conquest of Kalinga

• Conversion to Buddhism and Asoka’s Edicts

Emperor Asoka

Edicts of Asoka video (4 mins) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/6.html