Ashoka and the Maurya Dynasty : The History and Legacy of Ancient India's Greatest Empire.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
1. The Rise of Magadha
2. Religious Life
3. The Persians, the Greeks and India
4. The First Mauryas: Bindusara and Chandragupta
5. Ashoka's Life and Inscriptions
6. Ashoka's Message of Dhamma
7. Legendary Ashoka: The Buddhist Narratives
8. Mauryan Government and Administration
9. Mauryan Economy and Society
10. The Decline of the Mauryas
11. The Legacy of the Mauryas
Appendix: The Discovery of the Mauryas
Timeline
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index.