Why did The Maurya Empire Collapse? - The History of Largest Empire in Ancient India

[@harshalpatil1209]

The adoption of Buddhism post-Kalinga war is a myth. Ashoka had turned to Buddhism long before the War of Kalinga. He probably did it for political intentions as the Amatyas of Magadh were not happy with how Ashoka gained the throne. In their eyes, Ashoka's brother Susheema was the rightful heir as declared by Bindusara.

[@JohnAdams-vd5dc]

The West will never acknowledge this because of their anti-Hindu agenda.

[@arpan9937]

Plus it was not something like conversion at that time it was just another sect of dharma in ancient India. He the made Buddha the main deity of the empire.

[@WolfofAsia012]

also later Buddhist scholars wanted to show Ashoka in Bright light and pecaeful cause he embraced Buddhism. They also wrote extensively about contrast of Ashoka after and before accepting Buddhism to show that Buddhism leads to peace, In reality, history might be much brightening

[@Contractor48]

Jay vardhan Singh is the most based history channel.

[@AshfaqurBF]

I hate it when H!ndus keep changing their statements on Ashoka's conversion. At first, I saw innumerable H!ndus, who never knew about Ashoka's conversion. When it was proven that Ashoka really converted, the H!ndus started to deny this. Then, the H!ndus started to say "It was Ashoka's wish" Then, after a few months, H!ndus starts to claim that "Ashoka converted before Kalinga war" Answer me this: If Ashoka really converted before Kalinga war, why did he k!ll Budhhists? Also, do you have any source backing up your claim? Or, its just a claim from your ego?

[@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563]

There is a common myth that Ashoka was nearly entirely forgotten in the millenia after his passing until recent history. However the truth is Ashoka was a revered figure in Sri Lanka for 2300 years. Ashoka was never forgotten in SL where even today kids are named "Ashoka" and after his children "Sanghamitra"/"Mahindra"

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Ashoka: Why do they want to be deviants or do they want to be slaves of the Scythians?

[@akhripasta2670]

Ashoka was never forgotten He was well alive in Odia & Bengali literature

[@SerCrispinCole]

not just in lanka, ashoka is still remembered and he is an important part of indian history. and not to forget ashoka chakra on our flag, the emblem and much more

[@Informativeeye]

India did not had handpump.

[@manjunathareddy6548]

Ashoka is a common name in India too! Stop stealing our culture

[@stephenschroeder6567]

Great presentation! Thank you for your efforts. All empires fall - there are no exceptions.

[@Thomas-lg6jx]

Roman Empire still going .

[@JoeWithTheHoesBiden]

Maniot republic succeeded Byzantium which succeeded east Rome which succeeded Rome and that created modern day Greece so nah, Rome is still going

[@m.aryaanamiri2755]

​@@JoeWithTheHoesBidenthe ottomans and holy Romans succeed Rome.Holy Romans because of the Pope's recognition.And ottoman because of the ecumenical patriarch's recognition and the right of conquest.

[@riderchallenge4250]

lol no empire lasts long@@Thomas-lg6jx

[@JoeWithTheHoesBiden]

@@m.aryaanamiri2755 no, they never fully conquer rome maniot peninsula still hold on until 1770s where it become vassal, then maniots declared greek independence in 1821, causing the formation of greece from maniot peninsula turkish try to take maniot republic many times but fail in disaster

[@cjthebeesknees]

Same reason Rome and Byzantium (eastern romans) collapsed.. 80% infighting and division from within and 20% mix of outside forces, complacency and decay.

[@christiandauz3742]

The Roman Republic wished it had Industrialized back in 500 BCE Then they would have taken over the entire world

[@prasanth2601]

@@christiandauz3742 Same goes for other empires too

[@arishemghoul9571]

​@@christiandauz3742I am pretty sure that goes back to every empires

[@Thomas-lg6jx]

Still going

[@user_____M]

The Roman state lasted for over 2000 years since its founding, and you're comparing it to a historical "nothing-burger" that collapsed almost as soon as it was formed. A comparison to Alexander the Great's empire would be fitting.

[@yarnaiyar]

Never seen such a detailed video about Great Maurya empire. I hope you will make more videos about indian history in Future. Love from india❤❤

[@Knowledgia]

There will be definatelly more!

[@eukgiergios]

Yeah I want more on the Mughals

[@ulrich4717]

Isn't there any production of historical video documentaries in India?

[@eukgiergios]

@@ulrich4717 Yeah but their mostly in Hindi and Urdu. Also their Biased.

[@reddragon100]

There are few mistakes in video for example chanakya encountered chandragupta as young child in magadha as he was leaving not adult

[@akbrahma7739]

Funfact : Chandragupta Maurya had an army 2 times the size of the modern Indian army today, back in 300 BCE. It is believed that 1 in every 5 male was part of his huge army.

[@akbrahma7739]

@Iamnotracistlmao yes that's what I'm saying 600,000 is 2X the size of modern Indian army in 2023.

[@mubasharnaseer3999]

Back then army and peasantry were the only two common professions. All the others like teachers, doctors etc were just a handful of people.

[@muk4609]

@Iamnotracistlmao Agreed. This is the most likely scenario. Moving large armies in those times without locomotives would be a daunting task.

[@MORTIS-n5o]

Still i think Indian army with respect to our population is smaller than the Chandragupta Maurya's army with respect to their population. 6L is a lot for comparison Pak's army today stands at 6L@Iamnotracistlmao

[@saifsid9512]

I think you are wrong. At that time, population of subcontinent would have been lower than current army personnel of India. So it’s impossible that you claim.

[@GarudAtma]

Whatever was gathered from archaeologists' research papers and books from half-destroyed texts says that Shunga wants to serve the emperor but all his fears came to reality when he saw the king openly talk about disintegrating the armed forces. Shunga knew that we were not able to defend the sub-continent from foreign invasions. Shunga after removing the Brihadat got recognized by Southern kingdoms. As he was practical and a shield of the sub-continent in return.

[@pacewalk7396]

That's a pure lie

[@ashrithrao06]

@@pacewalk7396Shunga’s rebellion was supported by the Ministers and was welcomed by the people as they were scared advancing enemy forces including Indians, Yavanas, Shakas from all directions.

[@pacewalk7396]

@@ashrithrao06 source . Or R u making things up?

[@ashrithrao06]

@@pacewalk7396 The Indo-Greeks, called Yavanas in Indian sources, either led by Demetrius I or Menander I, then invaded India, possibly receiving the help of Buddhists.[ref] The text of the Yuga Purana, which describes historical events, relates the attack of the Greeks on the capital Pataliputra, a magnificent fortified city with 570 towers and 64 gates according to Megasthenes, and describes the impending war for city. "Then, after having approached Saketa together with the Panchalas and the Mathuras, the Yavanas, valiant in battle, will reach Kusumadhvaja ["the town of the flower-standard", Pataliputra]. Then, once Puspapura [another name of Pataliputra] has been reached and its celebrated mud[-walls] cast down, all the realm will be in disorder." However, the Yuga Purana indicates that the Yavanas (Indo-Greeks) did not remain for long in Pataliputra due to strong resistance from Indian warriors.

[@ashrithrao06]

@@pacewalk7396 Pushyamitra Shunga’s action had popular support. This action of Pushyamitra Shunga has been criticized as treachery to his king. But the fact is Brhadratha as a king had failed in his duty and even blocked the efforts of his senapati to save people and hence forfeited the loyalty of his subject. (At this time Magadh was on a war with Yavanas nearby Mathura) Pushyamitra Shunga did not have any selfish motive behind his action. Even after having earned recognition as Chakravartin by performing not one but two Ashwamedha sacrifices, he was content with the modest title senapati and he never assumed any imperial title. The very fact that he chose to behead the king in full view of his assembled armies proves that Pushyamitra Shunga was assured of their support. The popular feelings can be gauged from the fact that centuries later the great dramatist Kalidasa chose to celebrate in his play the lives of the members of Pushyamitra Shunga’s family.

[@skylinelover9276]

Even the greeks describe India was realy hard to conquered due to their elephant warrior... The only Hellenic kingdom who conquered a piece of land of india are the Indo Greeks

[@justaguyfrom]

yeah the indo greeks were basically a mix between north indian and greek's so they were well aware about the strategies of the subcontinent.

[@massalleh5255]

But the Turks and the Mughals had it easy

[@pappipappi14]

​@@massalleh5255they came india after 1500, at that time powerful indian king support them😂, if indian kings had a good relationship mughal and turks are done😂

[@massalleh5255]

@@pappipappi14 Turks came before 1300

[@massalleh5255]

@@pappipappi14 more like subjugated

[@Ohiotag]

Great Thanks for making a video on the Maurya Empire! I have always wanted to see something like this!

[@campones...]

Master knowledgia, bring to us more videos about acient india. Thank you for your videos Salve 🇧🇷✌️

[@juliopedrovicentenamarroij5685]

Salve🇲🇿

[@campones...]

@@juliopedrovicentenamarroij5685 salve meu consagrado luso

[@Kmr571-l8y]

I'm Indian , ngl it's pretty boring and distorted , and it's aesthetically unappealing .

[@Kmr571-l8y]

And it's a very communal thing to speak about history here

[@CavaleiroAgiota]

Um irmão brasileiro...

[@kirtigupta9753]

Chanakya the Great deserves a separate video . There's a very long TV series in India which details his life , achievements and the astute war tactician he was.

[@himanshusahu6910]

​@@sys9208because neo Buddhist not believe in this thing,neo Buddhists theory don't work in mainstream.chanakya was mentioned in Buddhists records as well as Jain records...also in mudraraksash...!

[@VICTOR-ok3mg]

Chankya was fictional character made by Brahmins

[@VICTOR-ok3mg]

​@@himanshusahu6910give me the proof of ur chankya

[@itsoblivion8124]

@@VICTOR-ok3mg arthsastra,roman traveller Justin, mahavamsa, divyavadana and vishnu purana all have mentioned Chanakya

[@PahadiSher]

@VICTOR-ok3mg There is no mention on Chanakya by Hindu records only by Buddhist-Jain ones, but it is Brahmin invention. Typical mootranivasi quota taker. Like bobachaap, you are also invention of UC.😂

[@Knowledgia]

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[@mint8648]

It was because of a big government, a top-heavy, overbearing, bloated bureaucracy that could not sustain the welfare programs. There was too much taxation, and archaeological excavations from Mauryan sites do not reflect an era of particular prosperity for the common people.

[@reddragon100]

Great video but just one small error I want to tell. Chanakya didnt meet him as adult. Chanakya meet chandragupta in Magadha after he was insulted by Nanda king for his ugly looks & manners while leaving & on the run, he saw a boy playing game of 'kingship' outside the palace & took him away to Taxila for further studies.

[@death-istic9586]

Hi.

[@indrajeetsinhjhala4213]

Ashoka was already a buddhist during Kalinga war correct your facts before uploading

[@alland5308]

P

[@anasevi9456]

great video, thank you on the overview on the Mauryan arc.

[@Maurya1008]

The ocean of knowledge that was lost from Nalanda and Taxashila would have given more understanding about the period.

[@Kmr571-l8y]

Ofc , also as far as I know most of the information we have about Ashok is from srilanka or Kalinga itself

[@YashKumar-n7s9k]

​@@Kmr571-l8y lie 😂 sri lanka

[@Kmr571-l8y]

@@YashKumar-n7s9k ?? Buddhists sources ?

[@Chahaman_हर्षित_00]

Pushyamitra Shunga was Commander in Chief of the Maurya Army. When he realized, that King Brihdrath was unable to resist Greek invasions and support Buddhists despite their support for Greek Soldiers, couldn't control and slayed down the King.

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

No, he just wanted to control power

[@Dekay-Viper]

yes Samrat Pushyamitra Saved bharat from Indo Greeks ⭐

[@Zayn_Priyadarshin]

​@@Dekay-Viperland mera Fer khilji theek tha mongol se bachaya padmawati k hand maari Saalon shunga ko uske bete ne kutte k mout maara Uske baad kushan king ne invade miya

[@pacewalk7396]

​@@Dekay-Viperno, he was a snake. Gaddar

[@kor2597]

One of the best kings of India

[@chakraborty1989]

4:50 Ashoka started to follow buddhism after Kalinga war due to "remorse" is a propoganda piece similar to Constantine's miriam bridge miracle. Both of them are already Buddhist/Christian but need a convenient plot to go public with their "true" faith.

[@Caligulashorse1453]

I do believe Constatine was a Christian now, although not as strong one if you actually study his life, you see both his many failures and his successes he understood the reason why the eastern Roman empire succeeded more than the western Roman empire was not just at economic viability, but it’s moral one too and a society without morals collapses in on itself, and what was happening in the western Roman empire, was exactly that…. greed

[@Caligulashorse1453]

I also would like to point out the fact Constantine‘s mother was a Christian Helena and Constantine himself was never truly involved in the persecution although his father was they didn’t straight up, kill Christians they just got rid of their churches and buildings unlike glarius or Diocletian, who literally tortured them of course the story of Christianity does not revolve around Constatine the Empire was allready, mostly Christian in the eastern Roman empire, even before Constatine the only thing Constantine did was end the persecution it was already a unstoppable religious force in the east and it would eventually spread to the west I mean unlike any other religion in the world christianity started from mass murder of people who follow the faith and people kept converting…. So yeah

[@kanishkkumar5431]

What is ur source. ... There is nthing like ashoka converted before. Kalinga... He spreaded budhhism it's all matter and ruled india in peace

[@digitalbath6057]

​@@kanishkkumar5431apparently sources are the rock edict he built.

[@gigachad6844]

Tell me you're brahman without telling me you're brahman.

[@wajidhussain5305]

The Sub-Continent and Europe had the most impressive history when it comes to different dynasties ruling and conflicts

[@jorndoff2002]

Not Europe. India and China.

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

Even china also. China was great back in the day. ❤

[@nationmatters919]

Lol, Europe 😂

[@firstconsul001]

Correct@@jorndoff2002

[@vetiarvind]

Indian sub-continent, European sub-continent and the Chinese sub-continent are the 3 major historical civilization zones.

[@AntiquaRelic]

One of the most underrated empire in asia

[@JIJCrow]

As a South African I find Indian history so interesting,oh and it wasn't just Ashoka,it was Ashoka the Great,please respect the title

[@blazer9547]

Ashoka is fine in repetition.

[@analyticphil8621]

its fine

[@TheAztecGamer123]

It's fine. It's similar to how people don't refer to Alexander as Alexander the great all the time

[@JIJCrow]

@@blazer9547 I watched the whole video,nowhere did they refer to him as The Great,how come no one does this with Peter the Great or Frederick the Great?

[@JIJCrow]

@@TheAztecGamer123 All of them start by referring to him as Alexander the Great and proceed to call him Alexander throughout

[@Atul__Maurya]

Great video, few corrections.. Just like Alexander ashoka is also known as ashoka the great. Ashoka began practicing Buddhism before the kalinga war and Buddhism was never a separate religion in ancient India. It was a part of sanatan dharam.

[@itsoblivion8124]

It was practiced simultaneously in India like shinto Buddhism in Japan where Buddhists offers worship to shinto gods

[@Atul__Maurya]

​@@itsoblivion8124 bro, gautam buddha was born a hindu and till the arrival of the invaders in northern india Buddhism was never really a seperate concept. It was just a sect of the larger sanaatan dharma.

[@itsoblivion8124]

@@Atul__Maurya I know. People used to worship both religions simultaneously. Bodhgaya temple is built by gupta dynasty

[@kd5055]

Andhbhakt source??? Trust me bro.....

[@itsoblivion8124]

@@kd5055 maski minor rock edit. Further,divyavadana and mahavamsa also said he converted to Buddhism two years before kalinga war. Only text that mentioned ashoka converted to Buddhism after kalinga war is mudrarakshas which was authored 1200 years later

[@mraj7371]

Can you make a video about Cholas and Nanda Empire

[@nijadbahnam9859]

Ancient India is mysterious since a lot of chronicles of the time just recorded the list of kings and weren't as story driven like Greek , Roman or Persian peers about the accomplishments of the rulers .

[@karandullet380]

Most of them got burned as well due to forgine invasions

[@Kmr571-l8y]

There were relentless foreign attacks like from the Persians , centralasia , Turks later on colonial powers etc . Most of them destroyed everything nonetheless

[@AbhinandanABS]

Samudragupta is the most deadliest warrior & the greatest emperor of india. he hailed from the Gupta Empire

[@AshfaqurBF]

The same guy who r@ped women of his enemies

[@antarakmit4114]

​@@AshfaqurBF dont bee-hive the haters onto your camp.

[@justaguyfrom]

@@AshfaqurBF yes and what he did was right those who have powers deserve to do what they want with them there is no wrong and right for those who have power above others.

[@debasishgoswami9896]

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[@debasishgoswami9896]

@@essaadeel3676 nah, Gupta's were far better than Mauryan Empire cause they had a better economy and military compared to Mauryan Empire and is considered to be the Golden age of Bharat. If you don't believe just search it, in which era India was in its Golden age.😎😎

[@DrPrashantGajbhare]

Indogreeks were Mauryan relatives and ally . Shunga was also relative of Maurya in his zeal to rule he destroyed pan India Mauryan empire . Shunga was opposed by satvahan kings also for breaking Mauryan empire. Few Mauryan princes survived and rules minor kingdoms still many years

[@dkh8703]

Mauryan map doesnt shows Gedrosia as it was handed over to Chandragupta Maurya by Selucus Nicator 1

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Yes, and Kamrupa (Assam) was also part of the empire, at least under the empires influence anyway

[@vishalmaurya2961]

@@dwarasamudra8889 not kamrupa, but it is known as Lauhitya as per arthshastra ... Chankya says tht emperor goods importing from lauhitya so maybe lauhitya(kamrupa named in gupta period) was part of Chandragupta empire

[@ritiksharma7281]

Nice, Shunga Empire was also a prominent empire in Indian history, would you please make a video on it

[@zuesmaya8167]

Shungas weren’t important at all, they can just be seen as a small transitional phase to protect eastern half of India from Greek invasion.

[@arpan9937]

@@zuesmaya8167 So protecting the subcontinent is indeed important.

[@user-vy5uy9fo8p]

@@zuesmaya8167 Shunga brought India back from the clutches of Buddhism, that is achievement enough. Patanjali was the Amatya of Pushyamitra Shunga.

[@riderchallenge4250]

Shungas were important bcz due to buddhism all became too peaceful to fight. After shunga new superpower Guptas became the main Indian Empire@@zuesmaya8167

[@kanishkkumar5431]

@@user-vy5uy9fo8p yea....butcher of budhhists Pushyamitra sunga is great ruler for peacful hindus .. Sound obvious

[@prasanth2601]

The Mauryan empire has to be the greatest empire the world has ever seen at that point of time. Encompassing a huge land mass with huge manpower and having good trade relations with Rome, Persia and egypt made the empire incredibly rich. If only India stayed united like this in medieval period it wouldn't have fell to invaders.

[@kalenooc4938]

Bros is doesn't know Persian empire

[@riche1601]

Not the greatest world wide at the time but in India yeah

[@mint8648]

They didn’t know rome, they did know greece and macedonia though

[@YouDouchebags792]

Indeed , Megasthenes called the city of Patliputra the greatest city in the world.

[@arpan9937]

​@@mint8648 Well the Romans were not a great power at that time.

[@allaroundyoo]

The internal challenges within the Maurya Empire, ranging from administrative inefficiencies to economic struggles, created a fragile foundation. Simultaneously, external threats in the form of invasions exacerbated the empire's vulnerabilities. The intricate dynamics of governance complexities further fueled the decline, showcasing the delicate balance required for the sustenance of any formidable empire in ancient history

[@Hheshipoohbccdruiojbdssdgvbb]

Bro please make more videos on indian history like bappa rawal and karkota Dynasty ❤

[@TusharBedi]

It’s Maurya not Moira. Pronounced Maw-Ree-Ya.

[@Kmr571-l8y]

That's at least ok What about cha - noo - kya 😂😂😂😂

[@Kmr571-l8y]

He also has many other names if he faces difficulty in pronunciation the name Like kautilya or vishnugupt

[@deidresable]

We use english here so moria is correct

[@samarthpawar1504]

​@@deidresable except it's not an english name. English doesn't have enough alphabets to write hindi and sanskrit words correctly. Hence the confusion.

[@depekthegreat359]

As an Interracial person and man who is part English,Sri Lanka and Indian through my ancestries,really this powerful empire was rightfully suffered the collapse through this truth,good friends!!!🙏

[@fakestar4610]

Chandragupta story is interesting when I read it from a boy playing game with his shepherd friends in streets of Pataliputra in Nanda Empire to eventually becoming the king of same empire. Dream goals from rags to riches

[@depekthegreat359]

@@fakestar4610 Yeah good friend,that is extremely so correct and the Nanda Empire was so powerful during his ruling years,mainly by helping many good people and the nation on the whole!!!🙏

[@CultfitDelhiNCR]

​@@fakestar4610he was a scion of a suryavanshi Kshatriya race.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@sivaprakashs9082]

tamil nadu was never conquered by north kings due to strong military base of all three tamil kings chera chola pandiya...joint military base deployed near " thakkolam " (present near chitoor).

[@AbhinandanABS]

Kharavela of odisha conquered you 🥱

[@cameronpillay8050]

​@@AbhinandanABSu triggered huh 😊 even today yr north indian political parties cannot conquer the Tamil South 🐅🐅🤫😊

[@bhanupratap1063]

Read about Battle of Manacuad.

[@cameronpillay8050]

@AbhinandanABS I think u tried to spam bs and KZbin deleted your 💩 comment..thanks KZbin 🤣

[@AbhinandanABS]

@@cameronpillay8050 sad that youtube didn't save you from sri lankans 💁

[@ShreeGayatriYadav]

Ashok before Buddhism 😈 Ashok after Buddhism 🤡

[@AdityaGupta-yi7oe]

Reason for the fall of Muarya Empire, one word "Buddhism", not hate intended, but it is what it is

[@pacewalk7396]

Nah , it's cuz of Brahmin snake pushmitra sunga

[@AbhinandanABS]

Yeah, as budhism breds weakness. Glad the shungas saved us from the greeks

[@pacewalk7396]

@@AbhinandanABS lol, buddhism doesn't breed weakness, brahminism does by dividing the society. most buddhist countries couldn't be conquered by islamic invaders

[@AbhinandanABS]

@@pacewalk7396 mongols in china, arabs in afghanistan & hindus in indonesia. All of them replaced the buddhists & now are islamic..

[@pacewalk7396]

@@AbhinandanABS that's not even 50 percent of Buddhist countries. And Indonesia was more hindu before converting to Islam.

[@hnsingh6888]

Started by bharamin (Chanakya) Ended by bharamim ( shunga)

[@PANDITDADDY-kq9uf]

Yeah, Brahmins have been pretty significant throughout Indian history

[@PANDITDADDY-kq9uf]

@@Darius-_ Yeah, 👍

[@ancientbuddhistindia8421]

WhatsApp history 😂 no bramhan at that time always tried to put nose in Great things

[@King_ofNight]

Wholesome documentary 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@Aryan-wl1pu]

If we believe in the benevolent version of Ashoka and his rule, we can see that it does not matter how one rules the empire, with compassion or with sheer might, there will always be rebels and one’s creation will be erased by time. In the popular version, Ashoka chooses the path of righteousness, lays down an excellent form of governance, and makes sure his own sons and daughters are not spoiled. In fact, he goes as far as sending his own son to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism. He ensures that his children grow up to be moral and virtuous, but they lack the skills and qualities of a great ruler. Perhaps this is just another example that shows the cyclic nature of history: “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” Let's see ow long will the democracy that we modern humans cherish and that grants us a relatively peaceful life continue to thrive before it begins to decay.

[@pikachue602]

Agreed

[@muk4609]

Very True

[@Aeyo]

It has started decaying of democracy that is.

[@samhunt6300]

The Great Depression of the 1930s, characterized by economic hardship and widespread unemployment, did not necessarily lead to the emergence of universally strong individuals. Instead, it spurred a diverse range of responses, from resilience and innovation to despair and hardship. Powerful leaders or figures in history haven't always resulted in periods of prosperity and peace. For instance, the strong leaders who led their nations into World War I and World War II were responsible for immense suffering and destruction, rather than good times. Periods of prosperity and economic growth, such as the Roaring Twenties in the United States, did not uniformly produce weak individuals. Many accomplished and resilient individuals emerged during prosperous times, contributing to cultural, scientific, and technological advancements.

[@AdityaRaj-ru9br]

Remember things a guy Chankya single handedly destroyed Nanada Empire which Alexander couldn't conquer because of small army secondly Ashoka was in real sense the great he was first in world to build hospital for Animals and wells and spread peace although no ruler in history hasn't killed innocent lives

[@meghashyamkata3138]

Can you make a video of chola Empire of India

[@reddragon100]

Great video ❤ but just one correction. Chanakya meet chandragupta in Magadha after he was insulted by Nanda king for his ugly looks & manners while leaving & on the run, he saw a boy playing game of 'kingship' outside the palace & took him away to Taxila for further studies. He didnt meet him as adult in taxila. No source says such things.

[@todyrodgers1169]

Never heard of it despite being a history nerd, why such things aren't even discussed in the history books amazes me.

[@howiehall4622]

Same here. I did not know that much of what is now India had been united that far in the past. Always love learning new things.

[@ImperialDiecast]

not knowing about ashoka and the mauryas is like not knowing about the ming and tang dynasty

[@howiehall4622]

@@ImperialDiecast Ah yes! The Ming Dynasty was formed by that guy from Flash Gordon and the Tang Dynasty is famous for inventing the powdered orange drink that the astronauts like. Gosh I love history!

[@abhishekgiri6172]

​@@howiehall4622check about the Gupta Empire their ruling period is called Golden time of India

[@vikram_shahi]

The western history book writers doesn’t bother to talk about

[@lerneanlion]

And eventually, the Mughal Empire suffered the same fate after Padishah Aurangzeb passed away. Am I correct with this?

[@Rio-Arya]

He was the first reason for death of mughals he was cruel to his non Muslim subjects which lead to rise in Rebellions most famously the marathas with whom he wasted his life fighting

[@lerneanlion]

@@Rio-Arya Correction: He executed all rebels regardless of their religions.

[@Rio-Arya]

@@lerneanlion yeah buy he was cruel to non muslims. It's a fact

[@lerneanlion]

@@Rio-Arya He needed to appease the ulama who put him on the Peacock Throne. They can put him there. They can also overthrown him. I know that it's not even a good excuse but if your supporters gained nothing in supporting your cause, you can expected them to turn on you. And unlike the rebellions that happened somewhere else, you might ended up becoming a prisoner in your own home because they always stayed close to you, literally.

[@user-vy5uy9fo8p]

​@@lerneanlionaurangzeb pretty much sealed the fate for mughals, disastrous campaigns against marathas, rajput rebellions, jaat and sikh rebellions. Pretty much ended it within 50 years.

[@rajsarkar3865]

Thanks for making Indian's first & largest empire ' The Great Mauryan Empire ' ❤ love from india

[@ashwindeva7111]

They have waged war on tamil kings called 3 vendhars(chera chola and pandyas)but faced a defeat such that ashoka didnt dare to march towards them. He is intelligent to maintain friendship with them.Please put video on The PANDYAS the having the pride of the longest ruled kingdom in the world.

[@hopeundertheblacksun]

Lol what? Southern kings accepted Ashoka as their suzerain. They were servants to Ashoka

[@ashwindeva7111]

@@hopeundertheblacksun really you kid, can you show a king who praised his slave in any of his inscription.🤣🤣🤣 pure North Indian mindset hence proved. Do you think Is ashok had no guts to call them as slave instead of friend in his inscription . As a follower of chanakya they will.not accept as weaker one as friend only a person more power them if you not read it go and read it first.

[@hopeundertheblacksun]

@@ashwindeva7111 bro stop smoking weed. He describes them as friendly vassals in his edicts have you even read them?

[@hopeundertheblacksun]

@@ashwindeva7111 so south indian little kingdoms had more power than the entire Indian subcontinent? Mfw

[@ashwindeva7111]

@@hopeundertheblacksun yes it's not about the count and number it's all about determination and love for country bro. Don't you have heard about a indian soldier defended 300 chinese soldiers. Its all about strategy. If you have doubt when malikafur looted indian. His poet has specifically mentioned about the loot that they carried treasure of 6000 elephants and more from pandya kingdom alone thousand of horses full of treasure i am talking here only on notes from other kingdoms not fro our own inscriptionand poet because you will say it as myth right🤣🤣. At period of raja raja, they had 60000 elephants 2lakh cavalry and 3 lakh standing army hence they shifted capital to place called gangaikonda cholapuram. There is saying that cholas navy makes the bay of Bengal to look like lake that too from foreign author.

[@camilofernando7952]

I love how Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the South, have still maintained their independence and unique cultural identity !

[@akhripasta2670]

Were Ally of Maurya like Kamrupa

[@greaterbharat4175]

False ,chola themselves declared they are north people related to aryavart Not to mention Brahmin dynasty is arya chakravartin Dynasty was also ruled by Brahmin ( and all Brahmins linages origin from north India) North has influenced very much

[@cameronpillay8050]

​@@greaterbharat4175🤮🔫

[@starrynight43451]

Because there was no civilization there

[@cameronpillay8050]

​@@starrynight43451no wonder every one hates north indian poojeets ..

[@LaylaHatun-q4n]

Chandragupta Maurya defeated all satraps of Alexander in India and his former General Seleucus and also made a marital pact with him. He was one of the greatest emperors of India and yeah its Chanakya not Chanukya 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Scythians: Ha-ha-ha. We, the descendants of Ashoka, will defeat this person

[@akhripasta2670]

​@@عليياسر-ذ5بCopium No European civilisation back then except Greek.

[@History_Teller1250]

The only Greek that Chandragupta Maurya fought is Seleucus I Nicator...

[@eLeft6]

Seleukus had more important wars to fight to the west. He didn't commit to the war and agreed to give up some eastern teritorries for an alliance. At the end the alliance paid off, since Maurya sent him 500 war elephants which he used to win battles against the other Greeks to the west.

[@rowlattgamer3355]

Started by a brahmin and ended by a brahmin. What an irony

[@debasishgoswami9896]

💀💀

[@None2o]

🤣

[@r.4996]

Stop this hate bro

[@doki1146]

Will there be a video about Mughal Empire and Chola Empire 😊

[@rationalsamrat3247]

Please make a video about King Shivaji and King Sri Krishna devaraya aswell . I wish you could make them in mini series .

[@fjordsiekl1492]

Make more videos on Indian history please.

[@maddogbasil]

*Historia can you make a video on the Horn of Africa*

[@dhilkathiravan]

Those Beautiful TAMIL LANDS :)

[@sahilsingh6048]

Ewww

[@171_indranildutta6]

Lol Dravidian sthu

[@16tanphat88]

Can you make Why mughal empire collapse please

[@linguaLatinae]

And Vijayanagara

[@TheChosen2030]

They collapsed, because of infighting

[@doki1146]

​@@TheChosen2030and the Sultan was a joke when the Persian attack

[@prasanth2601]

Stretching the empire into South resulting in draining of resources. Internal struggle like communal violence, Puppet states not paying taxes, Rise of new empires in deccan, Punjab along with durrani invasion from afghanistan and ultimately succumbed to Great British Empire.

[@tootsie40]

They collapsed cuz they were mozi fucks son

[@சண்முகபிரியன்-வ8ஞ]

Pls make a about legendary cholas ❤

[@sathishamethshan9152]

This great man's son mihindhu and daughter sanghamiththa bought Buddhism to sri lanka and people with various field experts becoming spiritual and technological bridge that lead a golden era to sri lanka ❤❤🔥🙏

[@Kmr571-l8y]

I have heard the people of srilanka have origins from ancient Kalinga ? Is that true ? And one philipines guy told me on internet that Kalinga was very popular in South Asia and SEA , like they call the name Kaleng

[@Kmr571-l8y]

And there were islands like lankadweep , sumatradweep, jambudweep etc interconnected through trade and all

[@debodatta7398]

You are a liar, Prince Vijaya was a Buddhist before Ashoka was even born and he and his followers brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka

[@saikrishnak8631]

So, basically Ashoka = future Hadrian ??? both of their great grandsons were trash. but the thing is Rome was saved by Septimius severus, Aurelian and Diocletian while the mauryans werent.

[@runajain5773]

And before romen were republic whereas mauryan monarchy

[@georgiopasca2720]

You can't compare both because rome has many Dynasties and Maurya itself a dynasty you can compare subcontinent though

[@riderchallenge4250]

most of Indian and Chinere empires were family dominated and had one family rule except some like delhi and vijaynagara@@georgiopasca2720

[@user-vy5uy9fo8p]

The equivalent of Rome is not Maurya but Pataliputra. The supremacy of Pataliputra ended with the Guptas.

[@user-vy5uy9fo8p]

​​@@georgiopasca2720Not the subcontinent but Pataliputra starting from Haryanka dynasty(3rd dynasty) to the imperial Gupta would be a better fit to Rome.

[@ariapinandita9240]

Next... Yunan civilization in Indochina... After the fall of the Saka dynasty in India/Jambudwipa, our ancestors (Saka-Yavana, Malaya-Kamboja-Champa) moved to the Yunan region in Indochina (Mekong-Irrawaddy river)... After that, they moved to the Sunda Islands (Saptadwipa)... 1. Saka-Yavana = Sunda-Javanese/Sunda-Jawa 2. Malaya-Kamboja-Champa = Melayu/Malay The year when Aji Saka/Ajivaka arrived at the island of Java commemorates as the 1st Saka year... Now, this calendar system is still used today on the island of Java Indonesia (hybrid with the Hijriyah calendar/Sultan Mataram calendar/Penanggalan Jawa/Javanese calendar) together with aksara Aji Saka/Hanacaraka/Javanese script... It is believed that Aji Saka/Ajivaka is our unifying figure, born in Kali Serayu region/Bumi Majeti and introduced aksara Hanacaraka (Javanese script), Saka calendar, and agama Tirta...

[@ariapinandita9240]

Muria-Keling war/Maurya-Kalingga war causing massive migration of the people of Keling/Kalingga to the island of Java. Furthermore, migrants and natives built a kingdom together with the name Medang Keling/Medang Kalingga which was later called the Mataram kingdom... Yups... This happened after the era of the Sunda-Galuh kingdom in West Java...

[@saanjanibaar8085]

Boring made-up story..

[@CultfitDelhiNCR]

To tell you the truth ...sakas didn't conquer India .there were thousands of kingdoms in india and they could barely scratch or dominate a few because some native kings were there friends .

[@ariapinandita9240]

@@CultfitDelhiNCR Thank you brother about the information... Btw, can you tell me about Aji Saka/Ajiwaka/Ajivaka (our unifying figure in Indonesia) and whereabout Kali Serayu river/Bumi Majeti? The story I described above is only a folk tale in the Sunda region (West Java, Indonesia) which has not been proven by archaeological evidence. Especially after the fall of the Malay Champa dynasty because they lost the war against Dai Viet... Regarding the place names Kali Serayu/Bumi Majeti, Kosambi, Pallawa, etc we also don't know whether there really are such place names or are they just legends... Thanks 🙏

[@ariapinandita9240]

The sources I use are purwa/purwacarita books, wayang golek Sunda and stories from word of mouth (folklore)... We also don't know whether Aji Saka/Ajiwaka/Ajivaka (va = wa in Sanskrit) existed or was just a legendary figure...

[@hariprasadreddy6628]

can you make a similar video on SathaVahana Dynasty?

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:45: 🔍 The Indian subcontinent in the early centuries BC was a land of empires, with the Nanda Empire being a prominent one. 3:28: 📚 The Maurya Empire expanded its territory under the reign of Bindusara and his son Ashoka, who faced challenges but eventually stabilized the empire and focused on annexing the territory of Kalinga. Recap by Tammy AI

[@itsmemasud]

Never seen such a detailed video about Great Maurya empire

[@KrishnkantSingh-qk8tk]

There are many other already on youtube

[@vkk2040]

Its a myth (and ancient propaganda) that he converted to Buddhism after being remorseful of war. He kept fighting wars after accepting Buddha Also, There was not any distinction between what is Hindu and Buddhist. Both had same gods too. Its more so a case of Buddhist teachers spreading a myth for their own

[@tertmade9769]

I think of this as well, also their were other older religions, they were minorities during Ashoka's reign, such as Brahmins, Ajivikas, Sramanas, and Jains Even their were the Mlecchas, basically heretical outsiders

[@vkk2040]

@@tertmade9769 See it's hard to determine whether Buddhism was the majority Buddhists Hindus and Jains worshipped and included in their legends the same gods. Many early Buddhist were Brahmins and Buddhist kingdoms were often accompanied by Hindu law as such matters were not written concisely and those written were contradictory and unhelpful. Many kings even used only Brahmins for coronation and priestly duties. All people maybe had accepted Buddha as another deity/learned man. But they had also at same time not left other things including respect for Vedas despite Buddhism being atheistic Only in modern world are things expected to be very well defined

[@ananthapadmanabhan6340]

But they functioned in two separate ways.

[@vkk2040]

@@ananthapadmanabhan6340 Now when they're well defined Earlier, in lives of normal life, brahminical laws and customs were dominant, and also Buddha was accepted as a learned man No Buddhist king in India ever patronised only distinctly Buddhist artists and monks. People just lived and carried out worship, rituals and festivals Same gods were present in Hindoo and Buddhist legends,thus you praying to a God couldn't even set you apart into two. Also highly doubt that people were exactly sure which legend about a God was Hindu and which one was Buddhist

[@ananthapadmanabhan6340]

@@vkk2040 Most sects in Hinduism is mainly under Brahmin Orthodoxy, whereas Buddhism and Jainism doesn't have it

[@Hari-pi2tx]

Please make a video on Satavahana Dynasty

[@emperor4770]

Its Cha-na-kya...not cha-nu-kya Pronounce correctly.

[@iii0988]

It's Cha-nak-ya

[@x0lopossum]

0:21Dhana Nanda sounds like an infamous name. 2:45 Chandragupta's trait in Civ 6.

[@reddragon100]

Chandragupta was born as poor boy in pataliputra in Nanda empire and become emperor of same empire. From poor boy roaming outside of nanda palace to emperor. Rag to riches

[@satyaambler]

Dhana nanda is a greedy, moneyminded & debauched emperor.

[@Cool-zc9ps]

PS. Seleucus waged war. Chandragupta fought, defended, won and conquered.

[@History_Teller1250]

There is a common misconception about Seleucus I Nicator. This misconception is that many people think he invaded India. This is simply not true. After Alexander III of Macedon died, his generals divided his empire between them. One of those generals was Seleucus I Nicator, he recieved all of modern-day Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. A few years later, Chandragupta Maurya, the founder and first emperor of the Mauryan Empire, attacked the Seleucid Empire to re-capture the Indian lands that Alexander III of Macedon had conquered. After a war known as the Seleucid-Mauryan War that lasted 2 years, Chandragupta Maurya won and re-conquered those lands. In the subsequent peace treaty, Seleucus I Nicator recognised the Mauryan right over those lands and in exchange recieved 500 war elephants as compensation for the loss of those lands. After the war, the 2 sides then became allies by marriage. Berenice, Seleucus I Nicator's daughter, married Bindusara, Chandragupta Maurya's son. So you see, it wasn't Seleucus I Nicator who attacked the Mauryan Empire, it was Chandragupta Maurya who attacked the Seleucid Empire...

[@skysedgeproductions6170]

Budhism ruined Mauryan Empire. The kings turned cowards. Later Budhism led to fall of Afghanistan Pakistan to islam and Tibet to China.

[@playhouse5732]

Could you please make a video on the rise and fall of chola empire

[@KaalRig]

There is some big reason why foreigners knowingly pronounce Bhartiya(Indian) names wrong

[@amritYADAV5666]

I belong to Patliputra ,Bihar😍,

[@kanishkkumar5431]

I belong to ang desh (malinipur😉

[@kanishkkumar5431]

Aao kabhi haveli pe ..janeman😆 krte h kuch

[@_natureisgod]

Kalinga kingdom please make a video on it❤

[@sachithaillangage3168]

Great Ashoka king destroyed alexander's empire and conquered India into one kingdom. After that, he converted to Buddhism and spread around the world. He saves India. What a great king.

[@cameronpillay8050]

He couldn't conquer the Tamils 😂 do yr research before you enbarass yourself

[@marcus.the.younger]

He didnt destroy Alexanders army It was a stalemate because of the internal conflict between his army Alexanders army composed of people from different race, ethinicity and religion

[@Kmr571-l8y]

​@@cameronpillay8050 they were vassals

[@cameronpillay8050]

​@@Kmr571-l8yproof ? Typical cringe north indian 😂

[@Kmr571-l8y]

@@cameronpillay8050 yo dude , I am not from north or your Hindi belt I'm from the region of former Kalinga 💀 The same kingdom who denied Ashoka for free trade and had a war and paid a big toll. And I don't side with Ashoka because few years later another king kharvela brought the glory back to Kalinga . But you gotta admit he was a powerful man and Tamil was his vassals .

[@skull99crusher16]

Can you please make a series on rise and fall of maratha empire please

[@anuragtumane5227]

It is shown that the Mauryan empire has been made so vast by Ashoka, after Chandragupta Maurya.

[@patkub3214]

I like how regardless of size, religion, origin, population or timeline... No Indian Empire has conquered most Southern part of Indian Continent for some reason or another.

[@realchad7200]

Can you say the reason

[@comradebear9477]

Everyone did. But Lemurians go REEEE if someone says this so people just avoid controversy

[@cameronpillay8050]

#tamiltigers 🐅

[@bilimsanatduzen2074]

Great understanding thanks alot

[@kirtigupta9753]

Chanakya was the greatest war tactician, economist, public administrator, international foreign policy expert the ancient world has seen. Every economist and foreign policy expert must read the treatise " Chanakya Neeti"

[@vktlogistics4193]

Would really love to see a video about satavahanas

[@cameronpillay8050]

Would really appreciate a series on the Cholas. ❤

[@DRAGON_BBX]

Pushyamitra Shunga 🗿

[@strategicfops7896]

we need a video on Chola empire

[@derpydude2739]

I was just watching the Extra History Buddhism video where they talked about the Maurya Empire too. Weird. 😂

[@allahkiammikogandmarekutta6154]

Did you hear about Magasthenes the Greak envoy of Selucus sent to Chandragupta's court at the capital of Patliputra by Selucus. Megasthenes wrote in his book "Indica" that Patliputra is the greatest city in the world.

[@mint8648]

Yes he also said there was a rigid caste system despite no evidence of endogamy until the Guptas

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Waiting for History of India Part 2👀

[@terrorist...]

Turk Brother ❤

[@Anonymous-y5i]

265 BC- ASHOKA CONVERTED TO BUDDHISM 261 BC- Kalinga war happened... 4years after converted to Buddhism Kalinga war happened

[@howiehall4622]

Very interesting topic. I don't know a lot about the history of India (other than modern history) and it is cool to learn something new! I am wondering about Ashoka. Did he wield an orange lightsaber?

[@FromPlanetZX]

He inherited most of the empire which his grandfather had conquered.

[@Sikandar55555]

King Ashok did not turned Buddhist after Kalinga war. But he was already a Buddhist practitioner before he went to annex Kalinga modern day orrisa state

[@hopeundertheblacksun]

Emperor Ashok*

[@ashrithrao06]

Reason of Mauryan decline: Ashoka was the biggest reason. He left his Kshatriya dharma and duties of a warrior and lived like a monk for his entire life and this was continued by his successors. It took one Chanakya to build the whole empire but his teachings were forgotten by his own disciple’s successors. The idea of Chanakya was to create a King who can unite the entire Subcontinent of Indian Culture and protect it from outsiders. And Ashoka’s successors failed in it. The Indo-Greeks were very much becoming stronger through the local support and the Nomad Scythian (Shaka) raids were becoming more frequent. Kingdoms like Satavahana in the south declared independence and were also becoming more stronger. Basically the entire Mauryan kingdom was surrounded by enemies in all directions, it has to do with Ashoka’s peaceful policies. Ashoka was a ruthless leader who crushed every rebellion in Mauryan empire through lots of blood. His peaceful policies made the empire militarily weaker. At the end, the last Mauryan ruler wanted to disintegrate the army when the invasion of enemy was highly possible at any time. Pushyamitra Shunga the General of the Army was loyal to the crown but couldn’t see the Mighty Magadh Empire losing to someone militarily, so Shunga had the support of the Ministers and overthrew the Mauryan king and established the Shunga Empire which succeeded to protect the Magadh Empire from any Foreign Invaders from the West & North-West. Interestingly the people of Magadh Empire hugely supported the Shunga Rebellion against the Mauryan empire as they know the enemies at the border was waiting to strike at any time. So, Ashoka’s peaceful policies led to the destruction of the greatest empire ever founded by the Greatest Guru of India. No followed Chanakya’s principles after Bindusara. Edit:- Pushyamitra Shunga beheaded the last Mauryan Emperor Brihadratha when Magadh was attacked by Yavanas and a long siege of Magadh was going on by Yavanas. Brihadratha a non violence preacher constantly interfered in the strategies of his General Shunga and his soldiers. This led to killing of the king because the Empire was under siege of the Enemy and your own king is making your soldiers lose.

[@hopeundertheblacksun]

Ashoka was a brilliant ruler but yes his peaceful policies led to incompetent successors who destroyed the empire

[@गांडीवधारी]

If Ashoka would not leave his Kshatriya dharma then we would be the super power in Asia , Middle East until the Constantinople

[@ziscode1981]

​@@गांडीवधारी my thought exactly would have been cool af

[@NikSha-dc2if]

Pushpmitra Singha was a patriot and fortunately he saved the country from western invaders ...

[@pacewalk7396]

He wasa traitor

[@akashhazarika2782]

Ashok was never the Great it was the buddhist literature that made him the great. Only if realised the real dream Guru Chanakya and his Grandfather Chandragupta, the vision of an Undivided India. Chanakya/Kautilya always knew how a divided India would make it easy for foreign invaders from the northwest to prey upon a vulnerable India, and which actually can be witnessed withon the next 1000 years with the muslims, he predicted that back whenit was greeks back then. Alas, only because of Ashoka it all fell. Akhand Bharat became a lie , a great reason is “Ashoka the Great”

[@pacewalk7396]

Only a baztsrd will say something like this about Ashoka the great

[@akashhazarika2782]

@@pacewalk7396 ashoka is the reason why india is into pieces...and only a bastard will disagree

[@debodatta7398]

You are a liar, Prince Vijaya was a Buddhist before Ashoka was even born and he and his followers brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka

[@MelkorTolkien]

There's a lot of cool stuff about Ashoka, some urban Legends and myths too. But that would need its own video.

[@FOOTBALLSHORTSHD_7]

Pls can you make a video about The Chola Empire❤

[@brokenbridge6316]

nice video

[@jattmoosewala83]

Chanakya is a mythical character created by "mudrarakhshas" book published under the name of vishakhadutt, after the 700 years of chandrangupta. A greek scholer called magasthenease in chandragupta's court wrote a book called "indica" and didn't mentioned about Chanakya. It is usual brahmical trick to take over the credit of warriors. Moreover, Chandragupta maurya was a jainist.

[@ruyam21]

Yes he did. He mentioned Chanakya as Kautilya the same way he mentioned Chandragupta as Sandrakottos and also mentioned his book Arthashastra.

[@jattmoosewala83]

@@ruyam21 lol

[@Vrsan-rw5ph]

No he is not fictional

[@vanshbeniwal1662]

Don't spread fake information He is a globally accepted figure by historians

[@vanshbeniwal1662]

Don't spread propoganda The indica book written by Greek historian megasthenes is lost We were only able to recover a part written by other historians from his book He might be mentioned in the part which is lost

[@SJking-gk4go]

Chandra gupta mauriya, and his dynasty eventually failed, for reasons that were deliberately hidden at that time. He being a ruler ordered buddist monks, to rearrange rig veda, and write mahabharat and puranas, suppressed buddism and jainism to promote vedic culture. He used the same tactics that the romans used to bring all tribal religions under one umbrella. Basically convert to have a larger empire. He was responsible for introducing so called *class system * he even took buddist teaching and incorporated into the b.gita.etc. His second wife was a child bride of greek descent which explains the greek stories hidden in hindoo books. Before anyone trying to debate me and defend a character like him do research first. He was an very dangerous man.

[@Kmr571-l8y]

Kalinga s know how dangerous he was ... And nowadays his myths are bunked like he was already a Buddhist and many more

[@debodatta7398]

You are a liar, Prince Vijaya was a Buddhist before Ashoka was even born and he and his followers brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka

[@srikanthbethi8807]

Indian ruler Ashoka realized the importance of peace & development 2100 years ahead of rest of the world. World learned lesson only after World War II. Early enlightenment of Ashoka & spreading of Buddhism is the main reason for India falling to Muslims & Western powers a thousand years later. As entire subcontinent was relatively peaceful for thousand years which didn’t invest heavily in upgrading military capabilities.

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Ashoka: Where is peace, O servant? I was helping the caste system and waging wars between them, and this is peace. I am doing this because I am one of the Scythians, and these are an invading people.

[@pacewalk7396]

Muslim invasion came 1000 years after Ashoka. Kuchvi

[@srroyalrevolt7566]

Hello Knowledgia please rectify your video. Kalinga war happened around 261 BC. Ashoka converted to Buddhism 2 years prior the Kalinga war. Check on Charles Allen book on Ashoka he clearly mentions his conversion predated Kalinga War.

[@santoshdevanallikar7480]

Ashoka was already Buddhist before he invaded Kalinga. The narrative thst he became Buddhist due to his remorse at Kalinga is a fake narrative

[@kanishkkumar5431]

Just like this narrative of recent bjp propaganda. ... Now budhhist became wrong to u. ......going in islamic direction

[@prakashamit2011]

Chandragupta Maurya was born in Patilputra. Not in present day Afghanistan as this video suggests. And Buddhism is just another sub-route of Hinduism. Just like many, you can choose to worship budha or Ganesha or shiva or Krishna etc etc

[@atharva7069]

Just a minor correction, Aria (herat) was ceded to the mauryan empire of India by seleucus nicator in the end of Seleucid-Mauryan wars, your map doesn't have that.