MAURYA

mouˈəryə, ancient Indian dynasty, c.325–c.183 b.c., founded by Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his grandson, Asoka, the most notable ruler of ancient India, for the first time in history brought nearly all India, together with Afghanistan, under one rule. The culture of the Mauryan empire represents the first great flowering of Indian civilization, not to be equaled until the coming of the Gupta dynasty.

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books on: Maurya  - 394 results

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Great World Writers: Twentieth Century - Vol. 11
Book by Patrick M. O'Neil; Marshall Cavendish, 2004
Subjects: Authors--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Literature, Modern--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Spark, Muriel--Criticism and interpretation, Synge, J. M--(John Millington)--1871-1909--Criticism and interpretation, Tagore, Rabindranath--1861-1941--Criticism and interpretation, Takamura, Kotaro--Criticism and interpretation, Thomas, Dylan--1914-1953--Criticism and interpretation, Tolkien, J. R. R--(John Ronald Reuel)--1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation, Vargas Llosa, Mario--1936---Criticism and interpretation, Walcott, Derek--Criticism and interpretation
...The main characters are an old woman, Maurya; her son Bartley; and her daughters...drowned recently, but they hide them before Maurya enters. She is worried about Bartley...where he plans to sell two horses. Maurya pleads with him not to go, but he leaves...
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Dramatic Discourse: Dialogue as Interaction in Plays
Book by Vimala Herman; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Dialogue Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Literary, Drama--History And Criticism
...the turn passes among them. On the whole, Maurya self-selects-in fact, more than self...selected speakers. In the central section, Maurya and Bartley interact briefly, but though Maurya selects Bartley by name, appropriate pronoun...
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The Art and Architecture of India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
Book by Benjamin Rowland; Penguin Books, 1953
Subjects: Architecture--India, Art, Indic
...Early Indian Sculpture and in N. R. Ray Maurya and Sunga Art Calcutta, 1945 . The latter...questions the dating of these figures in the Maurya Period and prefers to assign them to the aunga Period Maurya and aunga Art , 48 ff. . The dating of...
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Order and History - Vol. 4
Book by Eric Voegelin; Louisiana State University Press, 1956
Subjects: Church--Unity, Civilization--Philosophy, Middle Ages--History, Order (Philosophy), Religions--History
...ended certainly with the Seleucid and the Maurya coming to an understanding. Seleucus...and possibly Gedrosia as parts of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta received a Macedonian...for some time, ca. 302-298, at the Maurya court in Pataliputra; and the extant...
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Representative One-Act Plays by British and Irish Authors
Book by Barrett H. Clark; Little Brown and Company, 1921
Subjects: English Drama, English Drama--Irish Authors, Fiction
...You didnt give him his bit of bread? Maurya begins to keen softly, without turning...CATHLEEN. Did you see him riding down? Maurya goes on keening. A little impatiently...Did you see Bartley? Im saying to you. MAURYA with a weak voice . My hearts broken from...
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Managing Innovative Strategic Hrm: the Balanced Scorecard Performance Management System at Itc Hotels
Journal article by Jyotsna Bhatnagar, Radhika Puri, H. M. Jha; South Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 11, 2004
Subjects: Balanced Scorecard, Corporate culture, Hotels & motels, ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers-New Delhi India, India, Innovations, Performance management, Studies
...a well known hotel chain, namely ITC Maurya Sheraton and Towers in the National capital...alive the romance of India. ITC hotel Maurya Sheraton and Towers is one of the pioneers...super deluxe and premium hotels. ITC Maurya Sheraton is a 27 year old hotel, situated...
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An Ode to Cruciferae
Journal article by Maurya Simon; New England Review, Vol. 18, 1997
Subjects: Poetry
Maurya Simon An Ode to Cruciferae I. Cauliflower White upon white, a crispness of petticoats. Or, youre a parasol of flowers-- each...
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Out of Ireland: Revisionist Strategies in Beckett's Drama
Journal article by Laura Barge; Comparative Drama, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: Authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Beckett, Samuel--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature--Irish authors
...drama. The loss experienced by Synges Maurya is so expansive that we lack adequate...by the familiar light of morning. As Maurya consoles herself after learning that Bartley...they are Michaels (83), in her vision Maurya sees the dead Michael dressed in "fine...
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Political Authority: The Two Wheels of the Dharma
Journal article by Whalen Lai; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 30, 2010
Subjects: Authority--Religious aspects, Buddhism--Political aspects, Buddhism--Study and teaching, Dharma--Political aspects, Dharma--Study and teaching, Lamaism--Political aspects, Lamaism--Study and teaching
...and Buddha as being fairly early. THE MAURYA EMPIRE AND NEW KINGSHIP IDEALS The regal...rise of the first empire in India, the Maurya, only helped further seal the connection...into India by Alexander the Great; the Maurya empire rose during the political vacuum...
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Accounting in Ancient Sri Lanka: Some Evidence of the Accounting and Auditing Practices of Buddhist Monasteries during 815-1017 AD
Journal article by Gregory A. Liyanarachchi; Accounting History, Vol. 14, 2009
...Buddhism in the outlying provinces of the Maurya Empire and even to lands well beyond the...treatise on accounting, dates to the Maurya period of India (circa 321 BC to 184...Nanda Dynasty of India by Chandragupta Maurya (with the help of his political adviser...
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magazine articles on: Maurya  - 26 results

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The Small Machine
Magazine article by Brad Barkley; Book, January 2002
Subjects: Barkley, Brad--Works, Short stories--Works, The Small Machine (Short story)--Works
...to forestall nervousness, his wife, Maurya, beside him. Hed liked the idea when...scalp tingly. "This is so exciting," Maurya said and, God bless her, meant it...airliner gaining time he didnt want. Maurya kissed his hand, an old gesture that...
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The Drowned World: Elaborate Stagecraft Is Superfluous in a Piece as Spare and Grim as a Norse Epic
Magazine article by Ian Irvine; New Statesman, Vol. 137, December 8, 2008
Subjects: Operas--Opera reviews, Riders to the Sea (Opera)--Opera reviews
...running family tragedy. The matriarch Maurya, having already lost her husband and...her two daughters Michales death, and Maurya has a vision of her dead son following...sublime stillness and peace settle on Maurya, a calm after the storm. The sea has...
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Riders to the Sea - Rvw in Irish Deep Waters
Magazine article by John Amis; Musical Opinion, Vol. 132, January 2009
...setting of a short story by JM Synge about Maurya who lives with her two daughters in the...daughters have found the clothes of Michael. Maurya sees the ghost of Michael riding to the...for Patricia Bardon to give fullness to Maurya, although she sang well, likewise daughters...
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From Ballet to Broadway
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 77, December 2003
Subjects: Dancers--Clothing
...Harmonie Amplitude sweater suit her ecletic style. I want comfor, something I can hang out in all day. Maurya KERR Saturday afternoon fever: Maurya, a ballerina with Alonzo Kings LINES Ballet, melds hip-hop with classical chic. Im a ballerina...
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Leaders in Their Field
Magazine article; Business Asia, Vol. 9, May 2001
Subjects: Bombay, India--Hotels and motels, Hotels and motels--Services, Hyatt Corp.--Services, Jakarta, Indonesia--Hotels and motels, Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.--Services, New Delhi, India--Hotels and motels, Regent International Corp.--Services, Shangri-La International--Services, Tokyo, Japan--Hotels and motels
...rooms. The hotel also has an impressive ballroom, which can seat up to 3000 people. INDIA Welcomegroup Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi The Maurya Sheraton New Delhi is a new entrant in the Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards, competing for the first...
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newspaper articles on: Maurya  - 24 results

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New Chief Is Putting Our Welfare First; in Association with the NHS A New Joint Executive Director of Community Services Has Been Appointed for Newcastle and North Tyneside Primary Care Trusts. Health Reporter HELEN RAE Explains
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), August 18, 2008
Subjects: Administrative agencies, Government agencies
...Explains. Byline: HELEN RAE HEALTH worker Maurya Cushlow is taking on the responsibility...responsibility for Newcastle and North Tyneside. Maurya is leading the integration of the management...North Tyneside Primary Care Trusts," Maurya explained. "Both areas benefit from...
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Music Moves Young Singers
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 7, 2004
...Guard Its a Wednesday afternoon late in the school year, and Maurya Kaarhus after-school choir is sprawled on the music room risers...bravely ringing Is far from wrong ... is far from wrong. Maurya Kaarhus leads the Edison Elementary School Choir during an after...
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ROAD RAJ; India's Maharajahs Had a Passion for Beautiful Motors, Discovers Geordie Greig, as He Joins the Pukka Petrolheads at the World's Most Glamorous Car Rally
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 3, 2011
...at Bukhara, the finest tandoori restaurant in India at the Maurya Hotel (so good that President Clinton once took over the hotel...responsible for Indias golden era - as recreated at the ITC Maurya. The hotel is nestled on a forested ridge in New Delhis greenbelt...
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Three Decades in Healthcare; HEALTH Reporter HELEN RAE Speaks to an NHS Employee Who Has Retired after 30 Years Service
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), May 17, 2010
Subjects: Administrative agencies, Government agencies, Health care industry, Journalists
...I love the theatre, especially Michael Ball, and Im looking forward to being able to have the time to read more books." Maurya Cushlow, executive director of NHS Newcastle and North Tyneside Community Health said: "At NHS Newcastle and North Tyneside...
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New Delhi on Lockdown for Games
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 3, 2010
Subjects: News agencies--Laws, regulations and rules, The Associated Press--Laws, regulations and rules
...better accommodation and transport are met, the New Zealand Press Association reported. Netball competition official Saumya Maurya confirmed there had been some issues with technical officials, but "they will be sorted out" and the competition will start...
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encyclopedia articles on: Maurya  - 14 results

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Maurya
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MAURYA mou ry , ancient Indian dynasty, c.325 c.183 b.c., founded by Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273...
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Chandragupta
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHANDRAGUPTA (Chandragupta Maurya)chandr goop t , fl. c.321 b.c. c.298 b.c., Indian emperor, founder of the Maurya dynasty and grandfather of Asoka . He conquered the Magadha kingdom (in modern Bihar and Jharkhand) and eventually...
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Indian Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...aesthetic development. Post-Indus Civilization through the Maurya Dynasty Of the period from the end of the Indus civilization...wooden buildings, long since disintegrated. From the great Maurya dynasty the most famous remains are the edict pillars, erected...
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Bombay
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the period (320 184 b.c.) when much of Bombay belonged to the Buddhist Maurya empire. Buddhism was supplanted (c.5th cent. a.d.) by Hinduism, and the Maurya by independent dynasties until the early Chalukyas established themselves...
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Gandhara
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Persian Empire and was reached (327 b.c.) by Alexander the Great. The region passed to Chandragupta, founder of the Maurya empire, in the late 4th cent. b.c., and under Asoka was converted (mid-3d cent.) to Buddhism. It was part of Bactria...
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