Bimbisara, Ajathashatru, Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya
Who made Chandragupta Maurya a king?
Chanakya
Why did Chanakaya want to make Chandra Gupta Maurya a king?
Chanakya saw Chandragupta Maurya as a responsible boy who could overthrow the Nanda Empire
What are the Maha, Jana and Padas?
Great Kingdoms at the foothills
How did fertile land help the Magadha thrive?
Magadha was on fertile land which means they were able to grow a lot of crops which led to being wealthy and having a powerful economy and army
Which dynasty did the Haryanka dynasty come from?
The Magadha Dynasty
What evidence do we have of Chanakya?
Written evidence in Jain Buddhist and Hindu scriptures
Who was one of the most powerful and able Kings?
Bimbisara
Who was Bimbisara?
He founded the Haryanka Dynasty
Who was Ajathashatru?
Son of Bimbisara
Which area of the world was Chandra Gupta Maurya the first to rule?
The entire Indian subcontinent
What Hindu caste level do people believe Chandragupta Maurya was born into?
Shudra (lowest caste)
What did Chandra Gupta Maurya do when he was sick towards the end of his life?
He wanted to become a Jain monk and fasted until death
Who was one of the most ambitious, ruthless and successful kings
Ajathashatru
In relation to which great king does the Mauryan empire date back to?
Alexander the Great
What is the Arthashastra?
Ancient textbook on Warcraft written by Chanakaya
Outside of India what was the Magadha empire known for?
Being rich
What religion was Chandragupta Maurya born into and what religion did he convert to?
He was born as a Hindu and converted to Jainism
Who was the ruler of Pakistan and Afghanistan at the same time that Chandragupta Maurya ruled the Mauryan Empire?
Selecus Nicator
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
What is another one of the theories of how Bimbisara died?
He found out about Ajathashatru's ambitions and committed suicide
How did Seleucus Nicator offer peace to Chandragupta Maurya after he realized he had no chance of defeating him?
He offered his daughter to Maurya
What did the Nandha king promise Chanakaya?
He promised Chanakya riches after his success
What did Chanakaya do when the Nandha king rejected Chanakaya's request for a portion of his prosperity?
He vowed to get rid of the Nandha empire completely
Who was Ajathashatru believed to have killed?
His father
The the 12th Century, in which country did the Magadha Empire settle in?
India
What religions advanced in the Magadha Kingdom?
Jainism and Buddhism
How did Bimbisara expand his kingdom?
Matrimonial alliances or through the use of military
What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
Pataliputra (Patna)
Where is Magadha today?
Present day south Bihar
What two war weapons did Ajathashatru invent?
Rathamusula and Mahashilakanta
What was the Magadha dynasty's primary goal?
To loot India and take the wealth to Persia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, where they came from
