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In 270B.C. Chandragupta's son, Ashoka, took power. In that time, the Mauryan Empire stretched South across the Deccan Plateau.
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Chandragupta Maurya seized the power of India. He started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian Empire, and that went all the way to the borders of Persia.
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The last emperor of Persia was Darius III. He rose to the throne in 336 B.C.
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The greatest accomplishment of the Persian epmire was the Conquest of Egypt. They entered Memphis and Cambyses was made Pharoah.
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In 530 B.C. the great Cyrus died. He died in a battle fightning the people of Central Asia. They were called the Massagetai.
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In 547 B.C., Persia's capital city was captured. It was captured by the Sardes, lead by Cyrus.
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From about 550-320 B.C. the Persian Empire stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River Valley.
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The beginning of the Persian Empire can be found in a state called Parsumach.The state, Parsumach, was founded by Cyrus.
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In 1500 B.C. the Aryans invaded the Indus River Valley. They took the land and stayed there as their home.
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In 1650 B.C. the Aryans brought new technology like chariots drawn by horses. They also developed villages and towns where they farmed and traded.
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The Maurayan Empire ended in 185 B.C. The regions had conflicts and then all the regions controlled themselves.
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The Persianstate was established in 559 B.C. A temple was built where all of the future empires would be crowned at.
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The Persians conquered Babylon in 539. The King of Babylon at the time was Nabonidus.
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The Persian Empire, Cyrus I, lasted about 30 years, from 559 to 530 B.C.
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In 485 B.C.,when Darius died, his son, Xerxes I, took throne. Darius' son was unsuccesful and had many times where he felt shame in himself.
