Question

Write down the causes for the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Write that the Mauryan Empire was one of the mightiest empires.
• List down the reasons for the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

Solution: The Mauryas emerged as one of the mightiest dynasties in ancient Magadha. The causes for the decline of the Mauryan Empire are as follows:

• The weakness of Ashoka’s successors
• Continuous revolts in different parts of the empire
• Weakening of the empire due to an invasion of the Bactrian Greeks
• Assassination of the last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha, by his commander Pushyamitra Sungha