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| territory = *[[Maurya Empire]] extends till [[Mysore]] of [[Karnataka]]. | | territory = *[[Maurya Empire]] extends till [[Mysore]] of [[Karnataka]]. | ||
* Remaining Southern Empires accepts [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] Sovereignty. | * Remaining Southern Empires accepts [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] Sovereignty. | ||
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| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Maurya Empire.pvg.png|22px|border]] [[Maurya Empire]] | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Maurya Empire.pvg.png|22px|border]] [[Maurya Empire]] | ||
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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" /> | ||
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Alain Daniélou believes Bindusara inherited an empire that already included the Deccan and didn’t add much new territory. Daniélou thinks Bindusara brought the southern kingdoms of the Cheras, Cholas, and Satyaputras under Mauryan influence, but couldn't defeat their armies. His view is based on references in ancient Tamil literature to a "[[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] conquest" (though the details are unclear). Daniélou concludes that Bindusara’s main accomplishment was organizing and consolidating the empire he inherited from [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofin00dani|title=A Brief History of India|last=Daniélou|first=Alain|year=2003|pages=109}}</ref> | Alain Daniélou believes Bindusara inherited an empire that already included the Deccan and didn’t add much new territory. Daniélou thinks Bindusara brought the southern kingdoms of the Cheras, Cholas, and Satyaputras under Mauryan influence, but couldn't defeat their armies. His view is based on references in ancient Tamil literature to a "[[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] conquest" (though the details are unclear). Daniélou concludes that Bindusara’s main accomplishment was organizing and consolidating the empire he inherited from [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofin00dani|title=A Brief History of India|last=Daniélou|first=Alain|year=2003|pages=109}}</ref> | ||
==Ashoka's Conquest== | |||
[[Ashoka|Ashoka's]] influence in the South is confirmed by inscriptions found at locations such as Siddapura, Brahmagiri, Jatinga-Rameshwara Hill in [[Mysore]], as well as the Govimath and Palkigundu inscriptions in Kopbal Taluk, the Maski inscription in the Deccan, and the Gooty inscription in Kurnool. In his Rock Edicts II and XIII, Asoka also mentions neighboring kingdoms like the Cholas, Pandyas, Satyaputras, and Keralaputras, indicating the southern boundaries of his empire.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
[[Ashoka]] himself states in Rock Edict XIII that his only major [[Kalinga War|conquest was of Kalinga]], a victory that caused him great sorrow due to the massive loss of life—150,000 captives, 100,000 killed, and many more dying from wounds. The suffering he caused led him to abandon further military conquests, adopting a policy of Dharmavijaya (Moral Victory) focused on peace, non-violence (Ahimsa), and moral leadership, which means the conquest of the [[South India|South]] was not part of his imperial actions.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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[[Category:Wars involving the Maurya Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Wars involving the Seleucid Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Maurya Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Foreign relations of ancient India]] | |||
[[Category:200s BC conflicts]] | |||