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Avantirastra (Sanskrit: अवन्तिराष्ट्र) was one of the five
original provinces of the
Maurya Empire gained after the
overthrow of the
Nanda dynasty by Chandragupta...
- Devi
Maharani Born 302 BC Ujjayini,
Avantirastra,
Maurya Empire (Present day
Ujjain district,
Madhya Pradesh, India) Died 242 BCE (aged c. 59 – 60) Spouse...
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According to the Mahavamsa,
Bindusara appointed Ashoka as the
Viceroy of
Avantirastra (present day
Ujjain district),
which was an
important administrative...
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Monastery Personal life Born
Prince Mahinda Maurya (Pali) 285 BC Ujjeni,
Avantirastra,
Mauryan Empire (Present day
Ujjain district, India) Died 205 BC (aged...
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later conquered by his son Ashoka, who
served as the
Viceroy of
Avantirastra during his father's reign,
which highlights the
importance of the province...
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consisted of at
least 3
provinces at the end of Chandragupta's conquests:
Avantirastra (capital: Ujjayini),
Uttarapatha (capital: Taksasila), and Purvapatha...
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Statue at a
Monastery in Sri
Lanka Personal life Born 282 BC Ujjeni,
Avantirastra,
Maurya Empire, (Present day
Madhya Pradesh, India) Died 203 BC (aged...
