History notes about pre mauryan period, mauryan dynasty and mauryan history. Then it comes to the mauryan empire we are fortunate that romila. Somewhat before the time of the mauryan empire, about 2400 years ago, began to built this wall. Archaeologically, the period of mauryan rule in south asia falls into the era of northern black polished ware nbpw. This culminated into the establishment of the mauryan empire in about 325 bc. General studies ancient indian history premauryan age 6th 4th century bc. To get ancient and medieval history ppts in pdf format and.
An important feature of the commercial activities in the postmauryan period was the thriving trade between india and the west in the roman empire was at its height. Representing the acme of indian culture 1 arts of the mauryan period 3 royal palace 4 pillars, sculptures and rockcut architecture 5 pillars 5 lion capital, sarnath 6 bull capital, rampurva 8 sculptures 9 didargunj yakshini 9 yaksha, parkham, mathura 11 rock cut cave lomus rishi 12 chaitya, karle 14 stupas 15 pottery 19. The first phase was the continuation of the premauryan tradition, which is found in some instances to the representation of the vedic deities the most significant examples. Establishment of trade between west and central asia.
At the request of many students, ppts would be available at meagre amount. The rise of the mahajanapadas in the 6th century bc alongwith agricultural surplus, and the rise of arts and crafts which facilitated trade and commerce led to the appearance of coins for the first time in the premauryan. Ashoka is considered the most significant ruler of the empire. The last dynasty to rule magadha was nanda dynasty.
Mauryan empire was one of the worlds largest empires of that time and expanded to an area of 5,000,000 km2. Post mauryan society and trade history study material. It was a royal art patronized by mauryan kings especially ashoka. Sixteen mahajanapadas, sixteen mahajanapadas history. This inscription makes a mention of pair of sudarshan lak of saurastra by rudradamans governor in saurastra suvisakha, the expense was borne by kings exchequer. These existed purely for private commerce and developed before the mauryan empire itself. In terms of cultural and historical development, this period registered a. In this post, we bring you the important aspects of the arts of the mauryan period. The mauryan empire was a pan indian empire founded by chandragupta maurya. Brief history of pre mauryan period the entire northern territory was divided into sixteen states or mahajanapadas having monarchical or republican form of government. Pre mauryan period, mauryan dynasty, mauryan history. The lack of written records and other material certainly breaks the continuity at several points yet the practices of the ancient and the vedic periods exists till today as traditions. Sangam age corresponds to the postmaurya and pre gupta period of ancient india. Welcome to digital odisha, here we disucss ancient odisha history notes which help to your all odisha competitive exam.
The kingdom fell when emperor ashoka led a war against the kingdom, leading to its bloody defeat in the kalinga war. The first imperial art presentation by group 8 1 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Most of the information here is presented in a bulletpoint format. The first recorded date is considered as 326bc, the year of alexanders invasion. Jun 20, 2014 postmauryan period 20bc 300ad economy and society. These questions are the part of previous year paper. Get ncert ancient indian history notes for mauryan empire for upsc 2020. Among the various thinkers contributing to this unique phase were mahavira and buddha who compelled the attention of the world to indian traditions. After the death of ashoka, the mauryan empire steadily disintegrated as his successors were not able to keep the vast empire from fracturing away. Mauryan art is the art, mostly sculpture, produced during the period of the mauryan empire, which was the first empire to rule, at least in theory, over most of the indian subcontinent, between 322 and 185 bce. Ashvaghosha was a famous sanskrit kavya poet and he lived in the court of kushanas. It seems to have gained independence soon by the time of king kharavela. Aug 15, 2017 in the south, the sangam period starts circa 300bc 300ad. The history of india is so vivid that it will be unfair to omit such small yet very important details about the developments that occurred before the establishment of the greatest empires in india, the mauryan empire.
The most important political developments of the postmaurya period was the onslaught of foreigners from the northwest. Dec, 2019 pataliputra, modernday patna was the capital city of mauryan empire. Gk mauryan empire questions with answers objective mcq. The mauryan period represents the third major period in the indian cultural history after the prehistoric times and indus valley period.
An overview mauryan art encompasses the arts produced during the period of the mauryan empire 4th to 2nd century bce represented an important transition in indian art from use of wood to stone 2 the lion capital of ashoka from sarnath that is now the national emblem of india mauryan. Ancient history of india post mauryan period unacademy choose goal. He was the fountainhead of all civil and military administration. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Indian history before the seventh century was not dated. In the south, the sangam period starts circa 300bc 300ad. Mauryans age and pre mauryans age gk for competitive exams. An overview mauryan art encompasses the arts produced during the period of the mauryan empire 4th to 2nd century bce represented an important transition in indian art from use of wood to stone 2 the lion capital of ashoka from sarnath that is now the national emblem. Brief notes on pre mauryan period and formation of states, the sixteen mahajanapadas, republics, rise of urban centres, haryanka dynasty, shishunaga dynasty, nanda dynasty, socio economic aspect in 6th century bc and political philosophy of 6th century bc. Iron age was the start of this great empire and covered the almost whole indian subcontinent geographically.
Additions to the wall were made over a period of 2000 years because the frontiers of the empire kept shifting. The rise of the mahajanapadas in the 6th century bc alongwith agricultural surplus. Ancient history of india post mauryan period unacademy. The chief source of information regarding administration under the mauryan empire is chanakyas work, arthashastra. The mauryan empire thus collapsed in fewer than fifty years after the death of asoka. Aug 15, 2017 the period from sixth to late fourth century bc witnessed the rise of territorial polities mahajanapadas in north india. The constituents of central government were the king, the council of ministers and the high officials.
Reflections of socioeconomic progress during mauryan period in. Among the successors of asoka mentioned in the dynastic list in sanskrit puranic texts, only two dasaratha and. At the time of buddha, the most important kingdoms were. Upsc, pcs, for that you will need good study material which we are giving you, by reading which you can do your study well and you can complete your dreams by taking a good job, so today we have a book for you pdf has brought the name is ancient. Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad civilsdaily. This course covers all important topics from the post mauryan period till early medieval period of indian history. The most important feature of the postmauryan period was its growth of trade and commerce, both internally as well as externally in the country. Jul 10, 2014 151675895 1economyofthemauryanperiodpdf 1. The arthashastra and the edicts of ashoka are the primary sources of written records of mauryan times. Manoj kumar dubey abstract the main discourse of this study is the great economic and social transformations which took place in india during mauryan oeriod. Day 1 handout pdf day 2 indian polity i of v part 12 understand the syllabus of polity module. As we shall see below, all major states in premodern india would eventually come to. In the deccan, the satvahanas declare themselves as independent after the fall of the mauryan empire and emerge as a powerful force.
Pre mauryan period iranian and macedonian invasions edu. Mauryan period maurya period from 322 bce to 187 bce. The two schools of art that flourished during the postmauryan era are the gandhara school also known as the greeko buddhist school and the amravati school. Unit 19 economy of themauryan period structure objectives ntroduction material and social basis of production agriculture and land revenue 19. The first literary evidence about the south indian kings is found in megasthenes indika. Nov 07, 2016 coomaraswmy argued that the mauryan art may be said to exhibit three main phases. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct. The period was marked by the use of stone and various masterpieces. The entire northern territory was divided into sixteen states or mahajanapadas having monarchical or republican form of government. Megasthenes also gives some information in his book indika.
The mauryan empire chandragupta and bindusara megasthenes asoka and his successors asokas inscriptions and sites. Coomaraswmy argued that the mauryan art may be said to exhibit three main phases. Sangam age corresponds to the postmaurya and pregupta period of ancient india. Expansion of mauryan empire mauryan empire was one of the worlds largest empires of that time and expanded to an area of 5,000,000 km2. Class 11 th arts the mauryan period mauryan or chandragupta mauryas administration 1. Pre mauryan period formation of states the sixteen mahajanapadas republics rise of urban centres haryanka dynasty shishunaga dynasty nanda dynasty 6. Pre mauryan period iranian and macedonian invasions discussion. For the first time, the political unity was achieved in india. The period from sixth to late fourth century bc witnessed the rise of territorial polities mahajanapadas in north india. Nanda dynasty was brought into power by mahapadma nanda and hence led by his son king dhana nanda. These notes will also be useful for other competitive exams like banking po, ssc, state civil services exams and so on.
It represented an important transition in indian art from use of wood to stone. Which of the following statementss isare found to be incorrect. Post maurya and pre gupta period questions and answers exams contains the questions from various competitive exams. Postmauryan, pregupta period general knowledge 185 bc 319 bc sunga dynasty kanva dynasty satavahana dynasty chedi dynasty the sakas the parthians the kushans sunga dynasty 187 to 73 bc. Thus, during the mauryan period the two major prerequisites, namely the use and control of raw. The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga.
Pre mauryan period witnessed a lot of political changes and therefore making changes in economies. These kind of questions would be helpful in preparing for exams like ias, pcs, upsc, nda, cds ssc, rrb, psc, ibps. Indus valley civilization early vadic civilization later vadic civilization buddhism jainism early pandyas rise of magadha persiangreek invasions mauryan empire satavahanas cholas guptas kushanskanishka harsha vardhana pallavas badami chalukyas indian culture abroad rajputs muslim invasions delhi sultans kakatiyas vijayanagara empire later. Pre mauryan age 6th 4th century bc punchmarked coins.
Society witnessed structural reorientation as significant groups of foreigners penetrated into india and chose to. Pre mauryan period iranian and macedonian invasions. The compilation is based on the ncert textbook an introduction to indian art part 1. Romans trading with sangam kingdom built a temple of augustus at muziris. The first imperial art presentation by group 8 1 2. The sixteen century bc is often regarded as a major turning point in early indian history.
The first among them were the bactrian greeks, known in earlier indian literature as yavanas. Leaving the parts of ne india, kerala and tamil nadu, the mauryans ruled over the rest of indian subcontinent. May 25, 2017 postmauryan, pregupta period general knowledge 185 bc 319 bc sunga dynasty kanva dynasty satavahana dynasty chedi dynasty the sakas the parthians the kushans sunga dynasty 187 to 73 bc. The mauryan empire had an efficient and centralised administrative system. Sanskrit kavya style developed under royal patronage. This article talks about postmauryan india sunga dynasty. Pataliputra, modernday patna was the capital city of mauryan empire. It also witnessed the growth of diverse systems of thought including buddhism and jainism. Post mauryan period,post mauryan art civil service india. The maurya empire was a geographically extensive iron age historical power based in.
The first phase was the continuation of the pre mauryan tradition, which is found in some instances to the representation of the vedic deities the most significant examples are the reliefs of surya and indra at the bhaja caves. Pre mauryan period the 6th century bc has left a permanent impression on indian history because it witnessed the intense philosophical debates and discourses and resultant implications. The foundation of the mauryan empire opens a new era in the history of india. The lion capital of ashoka at sarnath is the national emblem of the modern republic of india.
Kalinga was a powerful kingdom during the mauryan era. Arts of the mauryan period indian culture series ncert. Society witnessed structural reorientation as significant groups of foreigners penetrated into india and chose to be identified with the rest of the community. The mauryan empire art and architecture constitutes the progress of indian art and plays important role in cultural history.
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