Seleukid princesses married to the heirs of Bactria and Marakanda. 208 BCE: Megas Antiochus III becomes titular Overlord of Bactria and Marakanda, receiving the submission of their kings.209 BCE: Modu Chanyu, Emperor of the Xiongnu pushes into China, renewed Chinese emigration towards Central Asia.Meanwhile in the west, his sister Antiochia is married to King Xerxes of Armenia. His campaigns reach Sri Lanka, and he is proclaimed “Megas” by his troops following the utter destruction of the army of a coalition of Tamil kingdoms in the Battle of Suvarnagiri. 212 BCE: Antiochus III invades India and establishes Seleukid control over the region.Renewed Chinese emigration to Hellenistic Central Asia as Confucian scholars find refuge in Marakanda. 213 BCE: Emperor Qin Shi Huang orders all Confucian writings destroyed.An influx of Jainism is seen throughout the empire as Samprati orders the construction of one hundred and twenty-five thousand Jain temples across the land. He issues the Edict of Samprati, which brings about new reforms on religious tolerance following mostly Jain philosophies. Part of his army is composed of Helleno-Zhao troops.Ģ15 BCE: Samprati Maurya brings an end to the empire-wide conflict that began with the death of his grandfather Ashoka. 223 BCE: Euthydemus I, Satrap of Sogdiana rebels against his Bactrian Overlord, founding a great Hellenistic kingdom centered on Marakanda.His kingdom falls into chaos as internal conflicts break out everywhere. 246 BCE: Diodotus marries the sister of Seleukos II Callinicus as his dominion over Bactria is confirmed.Ģ32 BCE: Ashoka the Great is ambushed by Hindu fanatics and drowned in the Ganges River.Buddhism starts to become the dominant faith of India. Ashoka the Great sends Buddhist missionaries in all directions, particularly towards the Hellenistic satrapies in the west. His dominions are expanded with the help of Galatian and Zhao refugee military colonies. 255 BCE: Diodotus, Satrap of Bactria, rebels and establishes an independent Kingdom.The Great Western Exodus follows, with several hundred thousand Zhao citizens migrating to the West, eventually making it into Central Asia and Bactria, where they become Hellenic subjects. 260 BCE: Qin overruns the state of Zhao.Ashoka embraces Buddhism and begins a more peaceful, benevolent reign. Over one hundred thousand lay dead and the river ran red with blood.
The Battle of Kalinga resulted in victory for Ashoka, however the king was mortified by the death toll. He marries the Seleukid princess Olympia as part of the peace negotiations.Ģ65 BCE: Kalinga is conquered by Ashoka Maurya. Following the Treaty of Taxila, Sindhia becomes a quasi-independent kingdom under his direct rule. 273 BCE: Ashoka defeats the Seleukids in battle near Pataliputra.At the behest of his advisors, he waits to recuperate before pressing forward after Ashoka.Ģ75 BCE: In exchange for land and titles in the Indus Valley, a handful of Seleukid generals pledge their allegiance to Ashoka in secret, waiting until the upcoming battle to show their treason. His son Ashoka is coronated in Pataliputra.Ģ77 BCE: Seleukos I Nikator is victorious at the Battle of Ujjain, though his army has taken heavy casualties. Bindusara is killed in the Battle of Taxila. Chandragupta Maurya becomes a Seleukid vassal.Ģ98 BCE: Chandragupta abdicates his throne to his son Bindusara, and spends his final days in sallekhana (fasting to death) in a cave, according to the Jain tradition.Ģ97 BCE: Bindusara expands the Maurya Empire south into Deccan, but decides not to conquer the entire peninsula in exchange for a wealthy tribute from the Tamil kingdoms.Ģ80 BCE: Beginning of the Mauryan Rebellion against Seleukid control in Sindhia. 303 BCE: Seleukid Conquest of Sindhia.
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