after Asoka's death, Indea was governed by who?
Social Studies · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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After the death of Ashoka in 232 BC, the vast Mauryan Empire he had built began to decline, and was eventually governed by a succession of weaker kings from the Maurya dynasty. Ashoka's immediate successors, such as Dasaratha, were his grandsons, who were not as capable as Ashoka in maintaining the empire's integrity and strength. Following the fall of the Mauryan dynasty around 185 BC, the empire fragmented, and power shifted to regional kingdoms and dynasties. Some of the notable dynasties that rose to power in various regions of India after the decline of the Mauryans included the Shunga Dynasty in the central and eastern parts of India, the Satavahana Dynasty in the Deccan region, the Indo-Greeks in the northwest, and other local dynasties.