MAURYA DYNASTY Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 BCE) Founded Maurya dynasty with the help of his mentor Chanakya Called Sandrocottus

 MAURYA DYNASTY

Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 BCE)

Founded Maurya dynasty with the help of his mentor Chanakya

Called Sandrocottus by Greek scholars

Adopted Jainism and committed "Sallekhana" (slow starvation)

Bindusara (297-273 BCE)

Called Amitrachates/Amitraghat

Conquered 'land between two seas"

Joined Ajivika sect.

Ashoka (268-232 BCE)

During Bindusara reign, appointed as viceroy of Taxila and Ujjain

Called Devanampiya and Piyadassi

3rd Buddhist Council at Pataliputra under President Mogaliputta Tissa and Tripitaka was coded in Pali language