Mauryan Empire
• First empire to unify India• Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, grandfather of Asoka• Label
• Rise to power
• Conquest of Kalinga
• Conversion to Buddhism and Asoka’s Edicts
Emperor Asoka
Edicts of Asoka video (4 mins) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/6.html