The figure of Chanakya looms large in traditional accounts of ancient India; a Brahmin sage-statesman, described as the ...

Ashoka Vardhana, the third Mauryan emperor (the first great unified empire of India), has gone down in history for converting to Buddhism after witnessing the massacres resulting from the campaign he ...

If you are wondering who Chanakya was, he remains one of ancient India’s most formidable minds. A philosopher, teacher, and ...

Chandragupta Maurya, India's first emperor, overthrew the Nanda dynasty. With Chanakya's guidance, he unified the subcontinent. He defeated Seleucus and expanded his empire. Mauryan rule saw economic ...

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta ...

Ashoka died in 232BC and his successors were not competent enough to control such a vast empire, which resulted in the gradual decline of the state. The major reason behind the decline of any empire ...

Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history as we explore the rise and fall of empires that stretched their dominion across not one, but three continents. From the enigmatic Maurya ...

India's history is like a great tapestry woven together with stories of powerful kings and queens whose actions have shaped ...