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In 303 BCE after defeating the Greeks the [[Maurya Empire|Maryan Empire]] started its expansion Southwards. Till 273 BCE the territories upto [[Mysore]] in [[Karnataka]] where captured. However their is a dispute between who actually captured them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281321|title=Chandragupta Maurya And His Times|last=R K Mookerji|pages=62–64}}</ref> | In 303 BCE after defeating the Greeks the [[Maurya Empire|Maryan Empire]] started its expansion Southwards. Till 273 BCE the territories upto [[Mysore]] in [[Karnataka]] where captured. However their is a dispute between who actually captured them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281321|title=Chandragupta Maurya And His Times|last=R K Mookerji|pages=62–64}}</ref> | ||
According to some Historians in 273 BCE [[Chandragupta Maurya]] captured them while Binduasra did not add anything to the [[Maurya Empire|Empire]] and just put offs some [[Rebellion|rebellions]] while some historians believe that Bindusara was the one who carried out the conquest of South with help of [[Chanakya]]. | According to some Historians in 273 BCE [[Chandragupta Maurya]] captured them while Binduasra did not add anything to the [[Maurya Empire|Empire]] and just put offs some [[Rebellion|rebellions]] while some historians believe that Bindusara was the one who carried out the conquest of South with help of [[Chanakya]]. Although an inscription of South mentions [[Ashoka]] in conquest of South but it's is not possible as his own Rock inscription mentions his only conquest was the [[Kalinga War]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Chandragupta's Conquest== | ==Chandragupta's Conquest== | ||
After expanding his empire beyond India, [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] thought about extending his rule further south, beyond the Vindhya Mountains. Plutarch says that he "conquered and controlled all of India with an army of 600,000," but we don’t have many details about this conquest. However, we do have solid evidence from Ashoka’s inscriptions. These inscriptions, found in places like Siddapura, Brahmagiri, and Jatinga-Ramesvara in southern India, show that [[Ashoka]] ruled the South. He also names southern kingdoms such as the [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]], [[Pandya dynasty|Pandyas]], Satyaputras, and Keralaputras as his neighbors in his Rock Edicts, which helps us understand where the southern borders of his empire were.<ref name=":0" /> | After expanding his empire beyond India, [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] thought about extending his rule further south, beyond the Vindhya Mountains. Plutarch says that he "conquered and controlled all of India with an army of 600,000," but we don’t have many details about this conquest. However, we do have solid evidence from Ashoka’s inscriptions. These inscriptions, found in places like Siddapura, Brahmagiri, and Jatinga-Ramesvara in southern India, show that [[Ashoka]] ruled the South. He also names southern kingdoms such as the [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]], [[Pandya dynasty|Pandyas]], Satyaputras, and Keralaputras as his neighbors in his Rock Edicts, which helps us understand where the southern borders of his empire were.<ref name=":0" /> | ||