Mauryan postal system and communications network (c. 321–185 BCE)

1. Chandragupta Maurya founds the Mauryan Empire

   Jan 1, 321 BCELabels: Chandragupta Maurya, Pataliputra

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Composition of the Arthashastra statecraft tradition

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: Arthashastra, Kautilya

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. Ashoka begins reign over Mauryan Empire

   Jan 1, 268 BCELabels: Ashoka, Edicts

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

4. Kandahar bilingual edict targets Greek-Aramaic readers

   Jan 1, 260 BCELabels: Kandahar Edict, Greek-Aramaic

   • Kandahar Edict
   • Edicts

5. Aramaic inscription of Taxila addresses border populations

   Jan 1, 260 BCELabels: Taxila Inscription, Aramaic

   • Taxila Aramaic
   • Edicts

6. Minor Rock Edicts extend imperial messaging inland

   Jan 1, 258 BCELabels: Minor Rock, Brahmi

   • Minor Rock Edicts
   • Edicts

7. Major Rock Edicts standardized across frontier sites

   Jan 1, 256 BCELabels: Major Rock, Frontier Sites

   • Edicts
   • Britannica

8. Rock Edict II links welfare works to travel routes

   Jan 1, 256 BCELabels: Rock Edict, Public Works

   • Britannica
   • Edicts

9. Dhamma-mahamattas appointed to propagate policy

   Jan 1, 256 BCELabels: Dhamma-mahamattas, Administrative Cadre

   • Britannica
   • Dhamma Policy

10. Rock Edict VI mandates rapid reporting to the king

    Jan 1, 256 BCELabels: Rock Edict, Rapid Reporting

    • Livius
    • Dhamma Policy

11. Major Pillar Edicts erected as durable state texts

    Jan 1, 237 BCELabels: Major Pillar, Monolithic Pillars

    • Major Pillar Edicts
    • Edicts

12. Mauryan Empire declines and ends under Brihadratha

    Jan 1, 185 BCELabels: Brihadratha, Mauryan Fall

    • Britannica
    • Britannica