Decline of Mauryan Empire No political empire lasts forever. Every empire in history broke down for certain obvious causes. Among these causes, some causes appear almost as common, namely, the weak successors, vastness of the empire, independence of the provinces, foreign invasion, and internal … [Read more...]
Gupta Empire Art and Architecture
This article contains details of the Architecture of Gupta Empire, the Gupta Sculpture and the Art of Painting. Architecture of Gupta Empire The Gupta Age, being an age of intense religion interests, saw the construction of many temples and religious architectures. The excellence of Gupta … [Read more...]
Bhartrihari (Sanskrit Author)
Bhartrihari was a famous Sanskrit Author in Ancient India. His is considered to be a great literary figure of his age. He is said to have renounced the world to lead a saintly life after passing through the painful experiences of life. He was at once a philosopher, grammarian and poet. He was the … [Read more...]
Sunga Dynasty (Sunga Empire)
Background It is gathered from some Puranic descriptions as well as from the famous work 'Harsha Charita', written by Bana several centuries later, that the last King of the Maurya Dynasty named Brihadratha was killed by his own General named Pushyamitra Sunga in about 185 or 186 B.C. With that … [Read more...]
Administration of Chandragupta Maurya
Introduction The Administrative System of Chandragupta Maurya was strong and highly systematic. Luckily enough a clear picture of that administration is derived from two most important sources of history, namely, Kautilya's Arthasastra and the Indika of Megasthenes which has survived in fragments … [Read more...]
King Kharavela
Introduction Kharavela was one of the greatest kings of ancient India. Kharavela was the first great historical monarch of ancient Kalinga who belonged to the soil, and styled himself as "Kalingadhipati". His personality is known from the Hathigumpha Inscription. It says that King Kharavela … [Read more...]
Gandhara (Gandharva) School of Art
Gandhara Art and its Importance The Gandhara School of Art (also Gandharva School of Art) occupies a high place in the history of the Indian Art. This art form has played an important part in the development of the Indian art. It is even believed that this school of art produced far reaching … [Read more...]
Megasthenes Visit to India
Megasthenes was a Greek historian who came to India in the fourth century B.C. as a representative or ambassador of Seleucus Nicator. He lived in the court of Chandragupta Maurya for about five years (302-298 B.C.) Megasthenes was born in 350 B.C. Megasthenes has written an account of India and … [Read more...]
Harappan Civilization Religion (Indus Valley Religion)
The various articles discovered at different sites in the Harappa and Indus Valley suggest that these people indulged in some sort of image-worship. The most commonly found figurine is that of a female deity who has generally been identified with "the Mother Goddess". The people of India, in fact, … [Read more...]
The Sakas in India (Saka Kingdom)
Saka Tribe The Sakas were originally nomadic tribes of Central Asia but about 165-160 B.C. they were driven out of their land by another powerful nomadic tribe, the Yeuh-chi. They in turn swooped down on the Bactrian and Parthian empire and conquered a large portion of them between 140 to 120 B.C. … [Read more...]
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