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Looking for ideas? How about science and elephants! I'd say the Mauryans had a couple of good ones there.~ When entering new Era with this culture
The impressive Mauryans — science, faith, and culture. The only worrying thing about them are those elephants…~ When meeting this culture

The Mauryans are a culture available in the Classical Era, with the Aesthete culture focus.

"Grand thoroughfares spear through the heart of the Mauryan's homelands, disseminating everything from philosophical ideas to ways of life."

Culture orientation[]

Aesthete culture icon Aesthete cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Influence and diplomacy.

These cultures gain extra Fame from Aesthete Era Stars for earning Influence.

Affinity Action: Cultural Blitz[]

Can spend Money promoting patriotic works of art in specific Territories, pushing back foreign spheres of influence and generating Influence.

  • Immediately bring one of your Empire's Territories back into its sphere of influence, and gain Influence for each adjacent Territory already in your sphere.
  • If you do not have the strongest Influence in the Territory, there is a high chance it will start converting back after you use this action.

Affinity Bonus: Grace[]

Cultural Proximity is always maxed out due to Aesthete affinity.

Transcendence Bonus: Artist's Might[]

+5%Influence on District.


Trait: Guiding Light[]

Emblematic quarter: Stūpa[]

“Richly decorated or humbly furnished, stūpas often house religious relics and are places of meditation and reflection.”

Stūpa

Emblematic unit: Saṃnāhya[]

“Beyond being large and powerful, elephants of the Maurya provide a large stable platform for archers.”

Saṃnāhya
Ranged
Ranged-combat Unit. Receives a penalty (-8) when defending against close-combat attacks.
Elephant Platform
Ignores penalties from fighting in melee.

City names[]

The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.

Pāṭaliputra, Takṣaśilā, Ujjayinī, Tosalī, Mathurā, Girnār, Vaiśālī, Tāmraliptī, Kauśāmbī, Suvarṇagiri

  • The first new city found by this culture will use the first name on the city list.

Encyclopedia entry[]

Grand thoroughfares spear through the heart of the Mauryans' homelands, disseminating everything from philosophical ideas to ways of life.

The Mauryan empire, which emerged along the plains of the Ganges and Indus rivers in the fourth century BCE, was the result of increasing urbanization and the centralization of power in North India. The expansion of imperial authority across the subcontinent paved the way for a golden age in culture and art that would reach every province.

To learn more:

The Mauryan Dynasty was founded in 324 BCE upon the accession of Chandragupta. During his reign and the reign of his two successors, Bindusara and Ashoka, they controlled territories as far as Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Starting in the 7th century BCE, the state took advantage of a long process of urbanization and standardization of its material culture which led, in the 6th century BCE, to the emergence of the first centralized kingdoms. After inheriting the kingdom of Magadha, the Mauryan kings returned their capital to Pataliputra. The heart of the Mauryan realm was located in the Ganges valley. Here, the Mauryan kings took control of the administrative systems that had been built by their predecessors. They harnessed the immense agricultural resources of this densely populated area, allowing them to maintain the army of over 200,000 men that they would use to conquer India. Under their rule, styles of art and representation developed that were copied and spread throughout most of the Empire. The motifs and themes of the sculptures, engravings, and monuments produced for royal commissions, such as the Pillars of Ashoka, became widespread throughout the population and were reproduced in more affordable materials such as terra cotta.

Did you know?

Ashoka is an ambivalent figure in Buddhist texts. Initially nicknamed Chandashoka or “Ashoka the fierce” due to his violent accession to power (his execution of 99 brothers, 500 of his father’s concubines, and 500 ministers; his violent methods of pacification; etc.), he was later referred to as Dharmashoka, “Ashoka the righteous,” for the pacifism he was known for during the rest of his life.[1]

  1. In-game encyclopedia
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