2 - The Classical Age

Watch one of the video links below. The long version provides greater context for the rise of the Mauryan Empire. The short version will discuss how Ashoka consolidated the Mauryan Empire.

Long Version: 24:53 to 50:40 

Short Version: 37:55-50:40

Click on the page and investigate some of the edicts that Ashoka used to rule the Mauryan state.

Read the excerpt from a prime minister of the Mauryan Empire on the "Duties of a King"