In the eyes of Indians, the Peacock Dynasty is a civilization that entered the Iron Age very early, under the rule of Ashoka, it is the first unified dynasty of India, its history is incomparably glorious, his territory is huge, and the cultural spread affects Asia, so what is the Peacock Dynasty written by Indians?
One. The establishment of a dynasty
The term peacock dynasty does not appear in the ancient Greek records, corresponding to the Moria Empire in India
According to Indian legend, the Peacock Dynasty ruled India for 137 years, and the culture spread all the way to the Balkans and western China, legend has it that after Alexander the Great was defeated by the Indian army, he left two Greek generals Odemos and Person to maintain the occupation of the Indus Valley, and the founder of the Moria Empire, Kandragupta Moriah, launched an attack to expel the Greek garrison and re-bring the Indus Valley under his rule. Later, he defeated the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Nanda, leaving a huge base plate for his descendants.
The early kingdom established by Candelagupta Moriah has been shrouded in mystery,
According to legend, he had Indian royal blood, and his family was associated with the family of rulers of the Kingdom of Nanda, who was known as the Peacock Clan of Chatiri and created one of the oldest Buddhist scriptures
Although there is no further evidence to prove the authenticity of these stories, records of Candragupta Moriah do appear in Greek literature, according to which he met Alexander and the kingdom of Nanda in his youth.
True or false, Candelagupta Moriah began to establish his own rule,
Legend has it that he built a vast and complex intelligence network to strengthen the stability of the throne while gathering young talent from all over India and Central Asia to follow him, including General Tasia, who was the representative of king OfAvataka, a learned man. Persians, Malays, Nepalese, and some Macedonians who had not been able to return to Greek control also joined The Candelagupta
。 He then allied himself with the Himalayan king Pawataka against the Kingdom of Nanda.
In order to resist the invasion, the king of Nanda drew up a plan in which the army would leave the city to fight with Moriah's troops,
Moria's spies learned of this simple plan early on and bribed Nanda's generals to spread the rumor that Nanda was about to rebel and manage to get rid of the king's heir, and eventually the King of Nanda had to hand over power and lay down, but Moriah reiterated that if Nanda did not surrender, he would continue to attack, so Moriah became the new King of Nanda
The ministers of the previous king remained in the court of Moriah to continue their service.
According to Arian, the Greek ambassador to the court of Moriah, "the society ruled by Moriah was filled with a love of freedom, which provided Seleucus with the possibility of avoiding an invasion, and Seleucus continued to maintain diplomatic relations with Moriah".
Anyway, Moriah began to build his empire,
It is said that he established the first centralized state in Indian history, his capital has 64 gates and 570 towers, the architectural style of the court is similar to Persia, both in terms of lighting and architectural style have many similarities with Persia, and Moriah was crowned as the emperor of the First Empire of India, the "King of Kings"
。
The next "King of Kings" of the Empire was Hamdusala, the son of Candelagupta Moriah, whose greek name is AmitroChates,
Historians believe he succeeded to the throne at the age of 22, inheriting his father's vast empire, which included the northern, central, and eastern regions of present-day India and afghanistan's eastern borders with Pakistan and Iran.
Bindusala further brought southern India under the control of the Moriah Empire, according to the Tamil poet, Moriah's army crossed the Deccan Plateau into southern India, conquering many Indian states along the way, although Bindusala did not conquer the ally Tamil Kingdom, but the Tamils became part of the Moriah army, after which they began to conquer Mauritius, he brought most of today's southern India under the direct control of the empire, Only the Kingdom of Karinagar did not belong to the direct Confucius of the Moriah Empire.
Later, according to the laws it enacted, the Moriah Empire was divided into 16 states and a governor was appointed to administer these important states.
Despite the establishment of such a large empire, Bindusa and Greece remained friendly, with the two countries sending ambassadors to each other's courts, and the King of Egypt also sending ambassadors to Moriah, who is said to have died in 270 BC and whose sons waged a four-year war of succession.
Two. The king of Buddhism in India - Ashoka
A rebellion broke out in India following the death of Emperor Bindusala, the second king of kings, and one of his sons, Ashoka, was a brilliant statesman and military figure who defeated his brothers with ambition, and he re-secured the stability of the southern and western parts of the empire,
Ashoka conquered Karinagar, which was a crucial step for him, although in this war Ashoka lost about ten thousand soldiers, but he built military fortresses and strengthened his military strength through the wealth of Karinaga, because the war caused hundreds of thousands of people to be displaced, when he saw the towns he destroyed, Ashoka deeply felt remorseful, so he accepted Buddhist ideas, he began to send missionaries to other regions and countries, Ashoka wanted a non-violent end to the war.
It is said that Ashoka vigorously launched the construction of infrastructure projects, public health construction, and the development of the metallurgical industry, and it is said that during this period, India's metallurgical technology has made rapid progress, and it is rumored that the Indian army at that time was equipped with a large number of steel weapons and armor. Legend has it that Ashoka was the first to pioneer the provincial system on the Asian continent, and he divided the Moriah Empire into four provincial administrators who regularly reported to the Emperor, the King of Kings.
Ashoka also abolished slavery and liberated thousands of slaves, and although Ashoka wanted to put an end to fraternal struggles and maintain authority through peaceful means, and to preach Buddhism, he maintained a large and strong army of about 600,000 men, including 30,000 cavalry, 8,000 chariots, and 9,000 war elephants.
Legend has it that Ashoka also created a monarchy of democratic parliaments and courts, each city governed by 30 councilors and 6 committees responsible for setting wages, developing commerce, tourism, issuing entry and exit permits, collecting taxes, public construction and public health, public welfare and currency issuance, etc., while Ashoka's decrees are almost spread over many slates or pillars unearthed in India. Thus he became the most famous ruler in the history of India. (In short, don't be too much of a legend of the true Indians)
Although Ashoka was portrayed as a great pacifist emperor, there are legends that Ashoka killed all his brothers, and even legends that Ashoka built a torture room, from which the legend of hell comes.
In any case, the "pacifist" Ashoka eventually restored his rule over Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the border-close areas of eastern Iran, and extended his rule to Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar.
It is said that Ashoka ruled the empire for 36 years, died in 232 BC, and according to Indian mythology, Ashoka's body burned for seven days and seven nights.
There is not much record of Ashoka's descendants,
It is said that 50 years after Ashoka's death, the last ruler of the Moriah Empire was killed by the commander-in-chief of his imperial army, and since then the Moriah Empire, which is incomparably glorious in Indian legend, has been destroyed and replaced by the Shunga Empire.
However, it is said that the collapse of the Moriah Empire stemmed from the invasion of the Greek and Bactrian kingdoms, and around 180 BC, the Greeks captured the gates of the Moriah Empire, they seized Afghanistan and northwest India, and established the Greco-Indian Kingdom.
Three. The spread and economy of Buddhism during the Reign of Ashoka
Ashoka was regarded as a Buddhist leader, building as many as 84,000 stupas in India alone, Buddhist culture spread rapidly throughout South Asia and Central and Southern Asia with his support, and the status of monks in these areas gradually expanded with the spread of Buddhist culture, and the kings everywhere funded the construction of monasteries and pagodas in large quantities, and even monks appeared in the royal family, Thailand is a clear example.
According to 2nd-century Indian texts, the Greek kings were also said to be recipients of Indian Buddhist culture in Ashoka's decrees, although there is no record of this in Greece.
It is said that Ashoka gained 6 million square kilometers of "land" through the spread of Buddhism, and Ashoka's Buddhism even spread to Egypt and the Balkans.
While there is no clear record of this view, some Indians are convinced of it
This is part of the ancient history of "conquest" of their great nation.
As for the economy, it is said that the Moriah Empire implemented a unified national monetary policy, and the issuance of currency was the responsibility of parliamentarians and committees. At the same time, Moriah's army was tasked with eliminating bandits, and the Empire did not recognize the legitimacy of private armed forces, because they were destabilizing society and stealing taxes from the Empire, so the army was also responsible for clearing the private armed forces that violated the Imperial decrees, thereby strengthening the social and economic stability of the Empire.
During Ashoka's time, Moriah had a complex network of international trade, from land to sea, and they traded through countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Indian Ocean and the Balkans, and the countries of the Indochina Peninsula region. Legend has it that Moriah also pioneered the organization of corporate structures to enhance trade efficiency, and with the trade of the Moriah Empire, civilizations around the world acquired advanced technologies in India, such as silk production, liquid metallurgy, spice extraction, and so on.
epilogue
Whether or not the Peacock Dynasty-Moriah Empire really existed, India was indeed the birthplace of an ancient civilization, and Buddhist culture deeply influenced Asian culture, and we can still see their existence today.
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Ashoka and the Decline of Moria
History of India
Economic History of Ancient India
Greece and India
Emperor Ashoka of India