SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mauryan Empire, which formed around 321 B.C.E. and ended in 185 B.C.E., was the first pan-Indian empire, an empire that covered most of the Indian region.

Detailed explanation-2: -PRE-MAURYAN AGE /AGE OF MAHAJANAPADAS (600 BC – 400 BC): It was the phase during which ‘janapadas’ became greater in size and got involved in expansion of territory resulting into the formation of ‘Mahajanapadas’.

Detailed explanation-3: -King Ashoka was an emperor of the Mauryan dynasty.