Required
service of the Mauryan Empire began with acquiring a military force in order
to continue the expansion the empire. Chandragupta and his minister Chanakya
recruited an army of people from the Punjab. The Punjab were the men
who had resisted the forces of Alexander The Great who overthrew the present
government of India. Further down the line of the Mauryan Dynasty,
Asoka used his grandfather's previous army to conquer neighboring territories
in order to expand the empire. Asoka was smart in his tactics of warfare
in that he only fought territories that he could conquer in a day and avoided
the stronger armies that could be a threat. These tactics greatly expanded
the Mauryan Empire, but the expansion halted after Asoka turned to
Buddhism. Unfortunately Buddhism could not stop the devastating fall of the
empire. In conclusion, the required service for the Mauryan Empire did not
meet the needs for sustaining an empire. It is mainly for this
reason the Dynasty only lasted about 200 years.
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