Founding of the Mauryan Empire by Chandragupta and Chanakya
322 BCE
Overthrow of the Nanda Dynasty and creation of India's first unified empire centered at Pataliputra.
Sources and References
Kautilya, *Arthashastra* & Megasthène, *Indika* (conservé dans Strabon & Arrien)
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Ancient India clusterIndus, Veda, Mahajanapadas, Maurya, Gupta: urbanism, philosophies and empires.
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528 BCE
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540 BCE
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323 BCE
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331 BCE
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332 BCE