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The First Great Empire of Ancient India

Who conquered the Mahajanapadas and established a vast empire? = Chandragupta Maurya
Who identified “Sandrocottus” in Greek literature as Chandragupta? = William Jones
Which work provides a detailed account of Chandragupta Maurya’s history? = Visakhadatta’s *Mudrarakshasa*
Which work is compared to Machiavelli’s writings? = Chanakya’s *Arthashastra*
Which record mentions Chandragupta’s interest in conquering western India? = Rudradaman’s Junagadh inscription
The first Indian king to wage war in Central Asia = Chandragupta Maurya
The second Indian king to wage war in Central Asia = Shah Jahan
Which inscriptions mention Ashoka’s personal name? = The Gujarra, Maski, Nettur, and Udegolam inscriptions
The first king to simultaneously conquer the regions of Malwa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra? = Chandragupta Maurya
The place where Chandragupta Maurya spent his final days = Shravanabelagola in Karnataka; he embraced Jainism and passed away after observing a fast unto death.

In which rock edict does Ashoka refer to himself as the “Emperor of Magadha”? = The Bhabru rock edict in Rajasthan
During whose reign did the Greek traveler Megasthenes visit India? = During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya
Which book contains references to the Mauryas’ shipbuilding and naval forces? = Megasthenes’ *Indica*
In which inscription are both Ashoka and Chandragupta Maurya mentioned? = Rudradaman’s Junagadh inscription
The Mauryan king who adopted the title “Devanampriya” after Ashoka? = Dasharatha.
Ashoka’s inscription that mentions the “Kalinga War”? = The 13th Rock Edict.
The only South Indian kingdom not mentioned in Ashoka’s inscriptions? = The Satavahanas.
The last Mauryan king? = Brihadratha.
The inscription that mentions the water management system of the Mauryas? = Rudradaman’s “Girnar” inscription.
Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by Upagupta.
Inscriptions where Ashoka is referred to as “Devanam Priyadarshi” = Maski and Gujarra inscriptions.
The First Great Empire of Ancient India

India’s First Empire

India’s first great empire = The Mauryan Empire.
Founder of India’s first great empire = Chandragupta Maurya.
Location of India’s first great empire = Magadha.
Who identified “Sandrocottus” mentioned in Greek literature as Chandragupta? = William Jones.
The book that provides a detailed account of Chandragupta Maurya’s history? = In Visakhadatta’s work “Mudrarakshasa”
The first Indian king to wage war on the “Central Asia” region = Chandragupta Maurya.
During whose reign did the Greek traveler Megasthenes visit India? = During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.
The Mauryan king who constructed the lake at Girnar? = Chandragupta Maurya.
The Jain monk who brought Chandragupta Maurya to South India = Bhadrabahu.
The place where Chandragupta Maurya passed away = Shravanabelagola (Karnataka).
Chandragupta passed away at Shravanabelagola after performing the Jain ritual known as “Sallekhana.”
What is Sallekhana? = Giving up one’s life through fasting.
The First Great Empire of Ancient India