-273Ashoka's Reign Over the Maurya Empire Begins

– 232 BC: Ashoka the Great ruled the Maurya Empire.
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👑 Ashoka's Reign Over the Maurya Empire Begins

– 232 BC: Ashoka the Great ruled the Maurya Empire.
Ashoka's Reign Over the Maurya Empire Begins (-273)
EmperorBuddhismExpansionGovernance
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladeshAfghanistanAfghanistan

📜 Ashoka Commissions the Edicts

Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of Ashoka.
Ashoka Commissions the Edicts (-260)
BuddhismInscriptionsDharmaPolitical Philosophy
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanAfghanistanAfghanistanBangladeshBangladesh

👑 Reign of Heraios, Kushan Tribal Leader

Heraios, Yuezhi Tribal leader of the Kushans (c.1-30)
Reign of Heraios, Kushan Tribal Leader (39)
Kushan EmpirePolitical Leadership
AfghanistanAfghanistanPakistanPakistanIndiaIndia

👑 Kanishka's Reign Begins

140: The Kushan ruler Kanishka ruled present-day Pakistan and northern India.
Kanishka's Reign Begins (127)
Kushan EmpireMonarchyEmpiresPolitical History
PakistanPakistanIndiaIndia

⚔️ Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise

After Aurangzeb's death, the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise (1707)
Mughal EmpireMaratha EmpireAurangzebDecline of EmpiresPolitical TransitionIndian HistoryEmpire Building
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladesh