The Great Mauryan Empire After Victory over Seleucids.


Source: Megasthenese's Indika, Ashoka's Inscriptions, Tolkapiyyam,Mahavamsha, Arthashastra, Archeology of Bactria, Self Study

The area calculated by me is about 5.7 million km² along with Vassals.(including Mansarovar,Parts of western tibet which were naturally a part of India only up to Bramhaputra, kingdom of Bactria(Vassal).

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