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Bharat, meaning 'land of the Bharatas' in Sanskrit, is the name of an ancient Indian dynasty that ruled parts of the Indian subcontinent. The dynasty was founded by Puru, a descendant of the sage Vyasa, in the late 4th century BC. The first major ruler of the dynasty was Bindusara, who ruled from 322 to 297 BC. The dynasty reached its greatest extent under the rule of Ashoka, who ruled from 273 to 232 BC. The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the rule of the Indo-Scythians, who ruled parts of the subcontinent from the mid-1st to the mid-3rd century BC. The dynasty was restored by the Kannauj king Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BC. The empire reached its greatest extent under Ashoka's grandson, Chandragupta Maurya, who ruled from 274 to 232 BC. The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the rule of the Indo-Scythians, who ruled parts of the subcontinent from the mid-1st to the mid-3rd century BC. The dynasty was restored by the Kannauj king Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BC. The empire reached its greatest extent under Ashoka's grandson, Chandragupta Maurya, who ruled from 274 to 232 BC. The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the rule of the Indo-Scythians, who ruled parts of the subcontinent from the mid-1st to the mid-3rd century BC. The dynasty was restored by the Kannauj king Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BC.
