[[Image:Mauryan-empire-map.gif|200x200px|thumb|Map of the Mauryan Empire]]
[[Image:Mauryan-empire-map.gif|200x200px|thumb|Map of the Mauryan Empire]]
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The '''Mauryan Empire''' (321 to 185 B.C.) was an ancient Indian Empire that covered the modern day states of [[Afghanistan]],[[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]]. It was founded by [[Chandragupta Maurya]]. [[Ashoka]], the advocate of [[Buddhism]], was the third emperor of this dynasty.
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The '''Mauryan Empire''' (321 to 185 B.C.) was an ancient Indian Empire that covered the modern day states of [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]]. It was founded by [[Chandragupta Maurya]]. [[Ashoka]], the advocate of [[Buddhism]], was the third emperor of this dynasty.