What is Maurya Empire?
{{Infobox former country | conventional_long_name = Maurya Empire | common_name = Mauryan Empire | native_name = | era = [[Iron Age]] | government_type = [[Absolute monarchy]]{{sfn|Avari|2007|p=188-189}} | event_start = | year_start = 322&nbsp;BCE&nbsp; | status = [[Empire]] | year_end = &nbsp;185&nbsp;BCE | event_end = | p1 = Nanda Empire | p2 = Arachosia | p3 = Parada kingdom | p4 = Andhras | p5 = Kalinga | p6 = | p7 = | s1 = Shunga Empire | p14 = | flag_s1 = | s2 = Indo-Greek Kingdom | flag_s2 = | s3 = | flag_s3 = Mitra dynasty | s4 = Samatata | flag_s4 = | s5 = | flag_s5 = | s6 = Satavahana Dynasty | s7 = Mahameghavahana dynasty | s10 = | flag_s6 = | today = | image_map = File:Standard Mauryan Empire.png | image_map_caption = Territories controlled by Maurya Empire at its Maximum extent | image_map2 = | image_map2_caption = | capital = [[Pataliputra]]<br />(present-day [[Patna]]) | common_languages = [[Sanskrit]] (literary and academic), [[Magadhi Prakrit]] (vernacular) | religion = [[Hinduism|Brahmanism]]<br>[[Buddhism]]<br>[[Jainism]] | demonym = Indian | area_sq_mi = | GDP_PPP = | currency = Pana | title_leader = [[List of Maurya Emperors|Emperor]] | leader1 = [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] | year_leader2 = 298–272&nbsp;BCE | leader2 = [[Bindusara]] | year_leader3 = 268–2