South Asia Empires

• Mauryan Empire (321 - 185 BCE) - The first indian empire and established by Chandragupta Maurya. It had an effective government but a harsh one
• The Mauryan Empire had well organized bureaucracy, tax-collection, and state owned factories and shipyards
• Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by his grandson Ashoka who adopted Buddhism as the state ideology of the empire.
• Kushan Empire - replaced the Mauryans. Only ruled the northern part of India
• Southern Kingdoms: Chola, Kerala, and Pandya.
• Gupta Empire - Succeeded the Kushan Empire and the Golden Age of India
• Economic Prosperity during Gupta Empire because of establishment of textile industries, merchant guilds, and the use of coin.
• Cultural Advancements of gupta Empire because of the crystalization of Hinduism, Development of Indian Literature like Shakuntala and Panchatantra
• Pushyabuti and Chola Dynasty - Replaced the Gupta Empire and the last local dynasty before the conquest of Muslim and the establishment of Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire