The ambassador Megasthenes wrote an account of this empire.
An advisor to a king of this empire once saved his queen's unborn child after she accidentally ate her husband's poisoned food and authored a Machiavellian treatise on statecraft for that king, this empire's founder. The ambassador Megasthenes wrote an account of this empire. This empire came to power by defeating the Nanda dynasty and was succeeded by the Sunga dynasty. A (*) pillar topped by four lion heads was created during this empire for a king who was inspired by his bloody conquest of Kalinga to issue many pacifistic "rock edicts." This non-Gupta empire was founded by Chandragupta. For 10 points, name this ancient Indian empire ruled by Ashoka.
An advisor to a king of this empire once saved his queen's unborn child after she accidentally ate her husband's poisoned food and authored a Machiavellian treatise on statecraft for that king, this empire's founder.
Maurya Empire [prompt on “Magadha Empire”] &lt;JB History&gt;