{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ForumIAS UPPSC","provider_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc","author_name":"Richa Rai","author_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/author\/richa_rai\/","title":"Development of Technology during the Mauryan period - ForumIAS UPPSC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3vhUSpavJ9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/development-of-technology-during-the-mauryan-period\/\">Development of Technology during the Mauryan period<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/development-of-technology-during-the-mauryan-period\/embed\/#?secret=3vhUSpavJ9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Development of Technology during the Mauryan period&#8221; &#8212; ForumIAS UPPSC\" data-secret=\"3vhUSpavJ9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/uppsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-160458.png","thumbnail_width":615,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"The Mauryan Empire (322\u2013185 BCE) was a period of significant technological growth that supported its centralized imperial structure. While the era is famous for its art, it was actually the mastery over iron, hydraulic engineering, and stone masonry that provided the material base for the empire\u2019s expansion."}