Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Q: James Prinsep translated a set of decrees from this dynasty, which called one of its rulers "Beloved-of-the-Gods." This empire's four provinces were run from capitals such as Ujjian in the west. A text on rulership which divides the day into 90-minute segments was written by this empire's Taxila-educated advisor Chanakya. Its founder, who died by (*) fasting, overthrew the Nanda state. A later ruler of this empire commissioned a pillar topped by four outward-facing lions at Sarnath, and described his conquest of Kalinga in his Rock and Pillar Edicts. This ancient empire resisted attacks from the west by Alexander's successor Seleucus. For 10 points, name this Indian empire ruled by the Jain convert Chandragupta and the Buddhist convert Ashoka.
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History