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Mauryan conquest of South
| Mauryan Conquest of South | |||||||||
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| Part of Wars of Maurya Empire | |||||||||
 Mauryan Empire between 600 and 180 BCE, including possible expansion under Bindusara prior to 273 BCE. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Maurya Empire |
Deccani Kingdoms Chola dynasty Chera dynasty Pandya dynastyMokur Kingdom Koshar Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Chandragupta Bindusara Ashoka Chanakya | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 600,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
In 303 BCE after defeating the Greeks the 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.[1]
According to some Historians in 273 BCE Chandragupta Maurya captured them while Binduasra did not add anything to the Empire and just put offs some rebellions while some historians believe that Bindusara was the one who carried out the conquest of South with help of Chanakya. Tho a 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.[1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R K Mookerji. Chandragupta Maurya And His Times. pp. 62–64.