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HistoByte, India’s First Historical Fiction Contest for Teens Celebrates Winners
The contest, divided into Junior (ages 13-15) and Senior (ages 16-18) categories, uncovered remarkable talent.
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How Internal Strife and Weak Leadership Broke the Mauryas
Discover why the Maurya Empire the largest empire in ancient India fell after its golden age under Ashoka. Internal dissent, ...
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Why Ashoka’s Nightmares Changed Indian Buddhism Forever
BCE, Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire stood at the height of power. His dominion stretched from present-day Afghanistan ...
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After Alexander the Great’s death, this Indian empire filled the vacuum
After his death around 238 B.C., Ashoka’s merciful style of gov­ernance waned along with the Mauryan Empire itself. His reign slipped into the realm of legend, until archaeologists translated ...