Indian Empires

Alexander's Greek armies won a tough battle in India, but his homesick Greek troops forced Alexander to quit and head home to Greece

• Battle of the Hydaspes

• Battle of India

• Alexander's Last Battle

• Battle of the Euphrates

He founded India's first empire - the Mauryan Empire - in 321 BCE. He was an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River valley soon after Alexander the Great invaded western India.

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta

• Alexander the Great

• Ashoka

Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

Started by Chandra Gupta, it allowed for efficient communication throughout the Mauryan Empire

• Postal System

• Internet

• Door to door delivery

• Road network

Chandra's grandson, he expanded the Mauryan Empire to its greatest strength

• Ashoka

• Alexander the Great

• Stupas

• Samudra Gupta

Disgusted after a bloody battle, Ashoka focused on following Buddhism and building a peaceful empire that made people's lives better

• Ashoka's Conversion

• Ashoka's Awakening

• Ashoka's Change

• Ashoka's Transformation

Buddhist shrines

• Stupas

• Statues

• Idols

• Monastaries

A system of connected roads that made travel and communication easier

• Transportation Network

• Postal System

• Rail network

• Highway system

End of the Mauryan Empire

• Ashoka's death leads to bad leaders and the Empire splits apart in 183 BCE

• Ashoka quits and the Empire ends

• Assassins kill Ashoka and end the Empire

• Ashoka's sons kill him and fight among themselves

Founder of the Gupta Empire in 320 CE after 500 years of chaos in India.

• Chandra Gupta I

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Samudra Gupta