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The Maurya Empire: The History and Legacy of Ancient India’s Greatest Empire Paperback – August 30, 2017

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During the last centuries of the first millennium BCE, most of the Mediterranean basin and the Near East were either directly or indirectly under the influence of Hellenism. The Greeks spread their ideas to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia and attempted to unify all of the peoples of those regions under one government. Although some of the Hellenistic kingdoms proved to be powerful in their own rights – especially Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, which encompassed all of Mesopotamia, most of the Levant, and much of Persia during its height – no single kingdom ever proved to be dominant. The Hellenic kingdoms battled each other for supremacy and even attempted to claim new lands, especially to the east, past the Indus River in lands that the Greeks referred to generally as India. But as the Hellenistic Greeks turned their eyes to the riches of India, a dynasty came to power that put most of the Indian subcontinent under the rule of one king.
The dynasty that came to power in the late fourth century BCE is known today as the Mauryan Dynasty, and although the ruling family was short-lived and their power was ephemeral, its influence resonated for several subsequent centuries and spread as far east as China and into the Hellenistic west. Through relentless warfare and violent machinations, the Mauryans were able to take a land that was full of disparate and often warring ethnic groups, religions, and castes and meld it into a reasonably cohesive empire. After establishing the empire, subsequent kings were able to focus their attentions on raising the living standards of their people. One particular Mauryan king, Ashoka, embarked on several ambitious public works projects and promoted the tenets of Buddhism. Due to its influence on religion and what many believe was the world’s first attempt by a government to legitimately acknowledge human rights, the Maurya Empire continues to be a source of interest and inspiration today.
The Maurya Empire: The History and Legacy of Ancient India’s Greatest Empire looks at one of antiquity’s most interesting empires. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Mauryans like never before.
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    August 30, 2017
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    6 x 0.1 x 9 inches
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    197585988X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1975859886
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 30, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 42 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 197585988X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1975859886
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.1 x 9 inches
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Dane Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars building a Empire
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2017
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The Maurya Empire, is a very well written book on the geneses of ancient India. It gives a detail description of the line of rulers of India.
without weighing you down with small details. It tells how Emperor Ashoka transformed a scattering of villages into a great empire. I think you will like this short book on India. Buy it,you'll like it...D
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Frank Donnelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent For What It Is... A Very Concise History of An Ancient Empire
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018
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This short book is excellent. I largely agree with another reviewer in that the work is almost a pamphlet. But it is jam packed with narrative. I purchased the Kindle and audiobook together and read them simultaneously. I did this to study both pronunciations and spellings. I also did parallel reading that helped abet my learning about this particular time and location.

A complete study of the history and area now known as India requires a virtual encyclopedia, not a short book. This fine work provides a good starting point for a particular episode in that match larger history. I was very happy with this product and this reading experience, for what it is.... Thank You....
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Vickie Woodard
3.0 out of 5 stars DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT INDIA
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
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I certainly didn't know Greece ever had anything to do with Egypt, but learned Alexander the Great was involved.
There once was a king in India who sought to unite the people without stepping on their various religions, regardless of the different languages, different ways of life and across great distances. For awhile it succeeded, and that is the beauty of it all.
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KP
1.0 out of 5 stars Book not worth buying
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020
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Very very short history - almost headlines (should have known that from the total 42 pages) - imagine Maurya dynasty in 42 small pages. Anyways, not worth spending money on this book.
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Vinit
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best novel about the history of India
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018
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One of the best novel about the history of India. Ashoka the warrior made the concept of Ahimsa. & an intoduction of how Buddhism . & how it started prosporing in parts India and the Subcontinent.
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Querent
2.0 out of 5 stars Pamphlet, not a book
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2018
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This isn't really a book, it's more like a pamphlet. It's 39 pages, including ad pages, the copyright page, and a brief bibliograpy. The print is tiny and difficult to read. One of the main maps has labels apparently printed with a matrix-dot printer which are totally unreadable, for me. I have to guess at the period of the Maurya Empire, since virtually no dates are given in this book, but it seems that the authors devote only 30 pages to a period of something like a couple of hundred years. It's comparable to a college term paper. Don't waste your money. I'm sure there are much better books available on the subject.
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Luis Paulo Relogio
3.0 out of 5 stars Most interesting
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2017
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A short resume that enlightens important aspects of a long lost era of which we know little. Indispensable for those pretending to know a bit of History
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mukvi
1.0 out of 5 stars Tiniest font, canot read at all
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019
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Looked like a good book to read. But you canot do so. THe print is so tiny, it hurts even to attempt.
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Pooja
1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing insightful, google serves better information
Reviewed in India on August 19, 2018
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Disappointed with this purchase. I was looking forward to a deeper research and references to available records. It turned out to be a booklet of a read.

Not recommended.
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Geoffrey P Bridle
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2017
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Great.
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