Provincial centers and regional administration: Taxila, Ujjain, and Tosali (c. 321–185 BCE)

1. Mauryan control ends; provincial system dissolves

   Jan 1, 185Labels: Mauryan Empire, Taxila, Ujjain

   • Maurya Wiki
   • Avantirashtra

2. Ashoka’s late reign continues inscription-based governance

   Jan 1, 236Labels: Ashoka, Pillar Edicts

   • Pillar Edicts
   • UNESCO WHC

3. Imperial communications emphasize coordination with provinces

   Jan 1, 245Labels: Mauryan governance, Provincial leaders

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Major Edicts

4. Provincial capitals formalized in Ashokan edict evidence

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Ashokan edicts, Taxila

   • Maurya Wiki
   • Maurya Admin

5. Separate Edicts address officials at Tosali and Samāpā

   Jan 1, 256Labels: Separate Edicts, Tosali

   • Wikisource
   • Major Edicts

6. Tosali emerges as key eastern provincial capital

   Jan 1, 260Labels: Tosali, Kalinga

   • Maurya Wiki
   • Tosali Wiki

7. Kalinga War and annexation of eastern province

   Jan 1, 261Labels: Kalinga War, Tosali

   • Dhamma Lipi
   • Major Edicts

8. Ashoka becomes Mauryan emperor

   Jan 1, 268Labels: Ashoka, Mauryan administration

   • Bindusara Wiki
   • Maurya Wiki

9. Ashoka dispatched to address unrest at Taxila

   Jan 1, 274Labels: Taxila, Buddhist traditions

   • Bindusara Wiki
   • Ashoka Wiki

10. Ashoka appointed viceroy at Ujjain (Avantī)

    Jan 1, 275Labels: Ujjain, Viceroy Ashoka

    • Ujjain Wiki
    • UNESCO WHC

11. Bindusara succeeds Chandragupta

    Jan 1, 297Labels: Bindusara, Mauryan Empire

    • Britannica India
    • Britannica

12. Chandragupta Maurya founds Mauryan rule

    Jan 1, 321Labels: Chandragupta Maurya, Mauryan dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Britannica Taxila

13. Taxila consolidated as a Mauryan provincial capital

    Jan 1, 322Labels: Taxila, Northwest frontier

    • Britannica Taxila
    • Taxila Wiki