Mauryan Empire Food Systems and Royal Kitchens (c. 322–185 BCE)

1. Brihadratha assassinated; Shunga dynasty replaces Mauryas

   Jan 1, 185Labels: Brihadratha, Shunga dynasty, Mauryan Empire

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Post-Ashoka fragmentation weakens central provisioning systems

   Jan 1, 232Labels: Post-Ashoka period, Mauryan provinces

   • Britannica
   • Maurya

3. Pillar Edict lists protected animals and no-kill days

   Jan 1, 240Labels: Pillar Edict, Ashoka

   • WHE
   • PillarEdict

4. Edicts restrict slaughter for curry in the royal kitchen

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Major Rock, royal kitchen

   • WHE
   • BCBS

5. Edicts promote medical herbs for humans and animals

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Major Rock, medical herbs

   • WHE
   • RockEdicts

6. Kalinga War prompts major shift in royal policy

   Jan 1, 261Labels: Kalinga War, Ashoka

   • Britannica
   • Maurya

7. Ashoka inherits a large, resource-rich empire

   Jan 1, 268Labels: Ashoka, Mauryan Empire

   • Britannica
   • Ashoka

8. Bindusara continues imperial administration and expansion

   Jan 1, 297Labels: Bindusara, Deccan expansion

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

9. Arthashastra outlines state storage and accountability

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Arthashastra, state storage

   • Wikisource
   • Arthashastra

10. Superintendent of Storehouse manages staple reserves

    Jan 1, 300Labels: Superintendent of, Arthashastra

    • Wikisource
    • Pritchett

11. Salt supply treated as a regulated commodity

    Jan 1, 300Labels: Salt regulation, Arthashastra

    • Wikisource
    • Storehouse

12. Treaty with Seleucus expands access to goods

    Jan 1, 303Labels: Chandragupta, Seleucus I

    • Britannica
    • WHE

13. Chandragupta founds the Mauryan Empire

    Jan 1, 321Labels: Chandragupta, Pataliputra

    • Britannica
    • Britannica