| satrap | Karoshti | Punjab |
| Porus | Seleucids |
B. Founding of the Mauryan Empire
| Chandragupta Maurya | Ganges | |
| Chand/ra/gupta | Magadha | |
| Pataliputra (Patna) | Megasthenes | |
| Arthashastra | Pragmatism | Tamil |
| Seleukas Nikator | viceroy |
C. Asoka
| Kalinga | Drachm | Hermidrachm |
| Menander | Sarnath | Ajanta |
| stupa | Karoshti | Aramaic |
| Brahmi |
D. Conclusion
| Sunga | Gupta |