Who Was Alive

Were Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka alive at the same time?

Yes. Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka were alive at the same time, from 304 BC to 297 BC.

Chandragupta Maurya was 35 or 36 when Ashoka was born.

Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya

Mauryan Emperor

Born 340 BC · died 297 BC

Ashoka

Ashoka

Mauryan Emperor

Born 304 BC · died 232 BC

  1. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  2. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  3. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  4. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  5. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  6. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  7. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  8. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  9. Hannibal, 247–183 BC

Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka were born

Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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