One leader of this empire got his name from the drop of poison that fell on his head during hisbirth by C-section.
One leader of this empire got his name from the drop of poison that fell on his head during hisbirth by C-section. Its final ruler fought an invasion by Demetrius I and was assassinated by hisgeneral Pusyamitra. Its first ruler signed the Epigamia, created his empire at Magadha afteroverthrowing Dhana Nanda, and was advised by the author of the Arthashastra, Chanakya. Anotherruler of this dynasty imposed a fine for deer hunting and mandated (*) fair treatment of prisoners aspart of a set of laws he created after conquering Kalinga and converting to Buddhism. That ruler createdpillars capped with lions with those edicts inscribed on them and succeeded Bindusara. For 10 points, namethis Indian Empire ruled by Chandragupta and Ashoka.
One leader of this empire got his name from the drop of poison that fell on his head during hisbirth by C-section.
Mauryan empire [or Mauryan dynasty]