How Did Chandragupta Influence Ancient India

Mahatma Gandhi changed India’s history forever through disobedience. Even though he disobeyed the law he had a good reason to. India was under the British rule and the people were doing as british were telling them to do because they had no other option. Gandhi was the one who didn’t do as the british said, but instead stood against it because he knew that what they were doing was unfair. As he have said, “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act”. He disobeyed the british laws to free

Justinian I Justinian had a very significant role in world history. There are many things that are overlooked when speaking of Justinian. For instance, Justinian was a great architect. Many times we overlook the little characteristics of Justinian and we focus on the code of Justinian.

Ashoka was known for being the total opposite of his grandfather. He was a devout follower of Buddhim and was the man responsible for the spread of it. If it weren’t for him, Buddhism would not be as big as it is today.

Alexander the Great, is referred to as being great because of his battles, and how he had conquered all of Greece, Egypt, and the Persian Empire. Alexander conquer all of Greece, Egypt, and the Persian Empire but he didn’t get to conquered all of India. Alexander was great at power, but not great at ruling. The Thebes seemed to absolutely hate how Alexander ruled.

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2. Ashoka: Ashoka was a monarch of India, ruling from 268 to 232 B.C.E. during the Mauryan Empire. Unlike Alexander the Great and Shihuangdi, Ashoka ruled with more liberal policies, adopting the principles of Hinduism and Buddhism. His reign was short lived, and his death marked the end of the Mauryan Empire. (Political, Cultural)

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How did the invasions, and attempted conquest of Alexander, aid Chandragupta Maurya to build his empire in northern India? How did his grandson Ashoka manage to govern his large and diverse empire?

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As a notable example, here we have Asoka. Asoka was the ruler of India from 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE. During his job as ruler, he triumphed over the majority of territory surrounding India by engaging in war. Asoka is a very important figure since he had formed a new system of government based off of Buddhism. His new system served as a prominent guide in India, even having other parts of the world using it as a model.

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The Mughal led one of the world's most powerful empire. Babur is the founder of the dynasty and led the invasion of India from Central Asia. It is traditional the invasion route that passed through Afghanistan. Despite the overload of odds against him and only modest military means, Babur was able to unify power in Central Asia before capturing Delhi in 1526. Akbar(his grandson) was truly one of the best rulers that the world has known. He ruled with an amazing sense of justice and fairness plus had the unique ability to combine competing customs and religious traditions, which was no small feat on the South Asian subcontinent.

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was established in the City of Pataliputra. During Chandragupta's reign the city grew into one of the biggest and most beautiful cities in the world. Chandragupta Maurya, in building his Empire, astutely took advantage of the unrest and turmoil that occupied the Indian sub-continent as a result of Alexander the Great's Persian armies that had previously occupied India. During the years of his reign, Chandragupta Maurya (322 BCE 298 BCE) was able to extend his Empire from the Himalayas in the North, to the West beyond modern Pakistan, and to the South almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent. Under Chandragupta, the Empire was able to establish both internal and external trade, develop an agricultural base, put in

How the people of India didn’t have freedom of speech and Gandhi found them a way to show the they mattered and without them, the Great Britain empire had no power. They learned how to fight for what they believed in as one and that true powers come from the power of Unity which beats everything. The big thing that’s in History is Gandhi and the Salt march. That’s very important because not only it showed them that they don’t have to pay for salt because it belongs to them and that they don’t need the salt that come for Great Britain. Another thing that’s in HIstory is Gandhi helping India gain her independence.