THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF KING ASHOKA.ppt

PPT on the life of Ashoka

6. Overthrew Nandasin Magadhand established
Mauryandynasty.
In North-west, he captured Afghanistan through
marriage alliance with daughter of Seleucus
Nicator.
The empire stretched from Hindu Kush in North
west to Bengal in East
Himalayas in the North to Narmada in the South

7. Under Chandragupta
Maurya:
•The empire stretched
from Hindu Kush in
North to Bengal in
East
•Himalayas in the
North to Narmada in
the South

8. Can you think of a difference between a
Kingdom and an Empire?
It was called as the Mauryan empire because
it was larger than a kingdom & was spread
over a vast area.

9. Sources of
information on
the Mauryas
Indika by
Megasthenes
Arthashastra
by Kautilya

10. Chandragupta
Maurya
Bindusara Ashoka

11. Chandragupta
Maurya
Bindusara
Ashoka

14. 1. Only place not under
Mauryans
2. Controlled the land
and sea routes to South
India and South east
Asia

15. Stretch of
Mauryan
empire
after
Kalinga
War

16. Ashokagave up war
He became follower of Buddhism
He gave Dhammato the society

17. Ashoka’s
Dhamma
Non
Violence
Respectful
TruthfulKind
Tolerant

19. Mauryan
administration
can be divided
into four
divisions
Central
Provincial
Districts
Villages

20. Empire Province
District
Village
King had
supreme
power
Ruled by
governors
who were
royal
princes
Looked
after by
officials
appointed
by princes
Looked
after by
headman
called
gramika

21. Vihara
Stupa