The ship building industry was also well developed in gupta period that facilitated trade and communication activities. The gupta period really marks an epoch as it gave an impetus to the revival of national spirit which manifested itself in almost every aspect of the life of the nation. Northern india was overrun by a series of invaders, and the south broke free from northern control. Harappan times through vedic, mauryan and gupta periods. Mauryan empire timeline ancient history encyclopedia. Maurya and gupta empire india history by hannah and bri. Paper 11 politicosocial and administrative history of ancient india. This study attempts to investigate into the bondage of companionship between chanakya c. Feb 19, 2014 mauryan empire the maurya empire 322185 bce, ruled by the mauryan dynasty, was one of the largest and most powerful political and military empire of ancient india. During this time, religious toleration was in order. The constituents of central government were the king, the council of ministers and the high officials. There were four major kingdoms in north india between the period in which the guptas declines and the rise of harsha i. The gupta empire crearted a very topdown system of government to monitor and administer its territories. The classical gupta dynasty of bihar presided over a period of cultural flourishing and.
View test prep moni from econ 100 at lahore university of management sciences. You will read about the various stages of ancient indian history from the. The guptas ruled india for more than two centuries. Architecture from the maurya and gupta periods can only be. The seals, gold, and silver coins of this period also reflect the advance stage of the metal industry. 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. The mauryan empire was founded by chandra gupta maurya, who turned out the foreigners from the soil of india. He expanded the empire through 40 years of conquest. Almost every upsc topper has repeated the importance of reading ncert school texts. This period is considered as the golden age of india by some historians. Radha kumud mookerjee, much romance has gathered round the origin and early life of chandragupta maurya, because so little is known of him. The middle kingdoms of india were the political entities in india from the 3rd century bce to the th century ce. It was during 305 bc when seleucuss army met with chandra gupta mauryas in a battle where seleucus was defeated. The main religions of the maurya and gupta empires were hinduism, buddihsm, and jainism.
Architecture from the maurya and gupta periods can only be studied with ancient texts. The ghats on the east merge more gradually into the plateau and the. But there were other early guptas mentioned in many inscriptions such as shiva gupta in nasik inscription and puru gupta in. The penguin history of early india from the origins to ad 0. The main sources for this lecture are romila thapars booklet, the mauryas revisited calcutta. By the end of late gupta period, its assimilated into vaishnavism and. Jun 25, 2018 indias maurya and gupta empires had many things in common. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. The first imperial art presentation by group 8 1 2. Ncert texts are a must read for every upsc aspirant and are available for free download from ncert.
Emperors during the gupta empire used hinduism as a unifying religion and focused on. Though the gupta empire was not widespread as the maurya empire, but it was successful in creating an empire that is significant in the history of india. Pdf the greek contacts of chandragupta maurya and ashoka. After the fall of gupta empire the gangetic region broke up into several states temporarily reunited. Life of kautilya, indian stateman and philosopher, chief advisor and prime minister of the indian.
Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad civilsdaily. Although the political picture was discouraging, there were a few formatives trends in this period. Moni why are the mauryans and gupta periods seen as the. The post gupta period in northern india saw the emergence of. The gupta imperial tradition seems to have continued. Lesson 3 eries public schools eries public schools. The founder of this great dynasty is chandragupta maurya along with the help of his guru chanakya. What were some of the key features of gupta and maurya indian. First he raised an army to conquer lands and make peace with them by marrying the princess of conquered lands. Maurya empire was the great empire to flourish in india. Chandragupta maurya was a pivotal figure in the history of india. These kind of questions would be helpful in preparing for exams like ias, pcs, upsc, nda, cds ssc, rrb, psc, ibps. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. Magadha empires, most notably the maurya and gupta empires, unified large parts of the indian.
Chandragupta maurya 322 bc298 bc was the founder of mauryan empire 322 bc 184 bc and. When nomadic invaders came in during the fifth century, it split easily along administrative regions. The gupta empire like the mauryas, the guptas began as leaders in magadha. Chandragupta319 ad 335 ad was the ruler of gupta empire. The empire was divided up into 26 provinces with each on headed by a regional leader. These are texts which help to build the fundamentals. Like the maurya empire, agriculture was significant in the gupta empire too. Numerous inscriptions of kings reveal that the kings claimed descent from the gupta vakataka dynasties. Indias maurya and gupta empires had many things in common. Ad 335375 and successor to chandra gupta i is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in indian history according to historian v. Chandragupta was succeeded by his son, bindusara reigned 298272 bce. These notes will also be useful for other competitive exams like banking po, ssc, state civil services exams and so on.
The history of bihar is one of the most varied in india. The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Gupta administrative talents were not a match for the white huns, a nomadic people of central asia. Although lower of the arts, samudra had a warlike side. Indian artists of the maurya and gupta periods created great works of art, often of this kind sanskirt most of the literature created during the maurya and gupta periods was written in this language. Thereafter, following significant rulers from gupta dynasty ruled during this period. Mauryas, sakapahlawas, indoscythians, kushanas, sassanians, kidara. The maurya and gupta empires if youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Maurya period questions and answers exams contains the questions from various competitive exams.
This situation would characterize the medieval period. Thirukkural, thiruvalluvar, serves as a manual of precepts to guide. Accession of chandragupta, the founder of the maurya dynasty. A few resources such as gold, copper, iron and agate and chalcedony varieties of semiprecious stones. Ncert notes on important topics for the upsc civil services exam preparation. Life of indian emperor chandragupta, first ruler of the mauryan empire.
They both ruled much of what is now india, and shared the same capitol city. Mauryan rule in the gandhara region, beginning with chandragupta maurya. Therefore it does not contain citations for the work upon which it is based. The gupta period marks an important phase in the history of ancient india. By 200bc all these 3 streams merged into one and led to the creation of bhagvatism. Five centuries of conflict followed until the gupta guptuh family took control.
The gupta period in indian history is termed as the golden age of india. Maurya 10 the division of mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentined inkautilya arthashastra ashokan edicts the purans the indica of megasthenes answer. The indica of megasthenes 11kautilya arthashastra is a book oneconomic relations principle and practice of statecraft. Mauryan and gupta empire quiz questions and answers on. Chandragupta i was the first in the gupta dynasty to assume the imperial title of supreme king of kings. Prior to his consolidation of power, alexander the great had invaded the northwest indian subcontinent before abandoning his campaign in 324 bce and left a legacy of several indogreek kingdoms in northwest ancient india. The gupta empire was an ancient indian empire existing from the midtolate 3rd century ce to 543 ce. As per chankayas advice, chandra gupta maurya then invited seleucus for a meeting and then proposal for alliance of helena and chandragupta was kept. The maurya empire collapsed shortly after asoka died because of poor rule and invasions. Iron age was the start of this great empire and covered the almost whole indian subcontinent geographically. What is the relationship between the gupta dynasty and the. The gupta period marked an important phase in the history of ancient india. In the sphere of religion, the activities of the conspicuously free form any trace of religious tyranny, intolerance and persecution. Chandragupta timeline ancient history encyclopedia.
The long and efficient rule of the guptas made a huge impact on the political, social. Ashoka, chandraguptas grandson was buddhist but did not force buddhism on the people. Read and learn for free about the following article. The guptaempire in 4 th century ad is considered as the golden age of indian history. He strengthened his position by a matrimonial alliance with lichchhavis. The period begins after the decline of the maurya empire and the. The occupational layers in the post gupta period as compared to the earlier periods were not wide in this region.
In this article, we will be dealing with the important points filtered out from ncert school text for standard 6 history. The gupta period is popularly known as the golden age of india. In the same period even the character of the hun invaders underwent change. The gupta empire after the maurya empire came to an end, india.
The mehrauli iron pillar of gupta period is the best example of metal workmanships. The variety of resourceuse is most profound in semiprecious stones. The gupta period marks the important phase in the history of ancient india. Not much information is available about their rule of these two maharajas. He was the fountainhead of all civil and military administration. Story of chandragupta maurya and helenaa love story or.
At its zenith, from approximately 319 to 543 ce, it covered much of the indian subcontinent. Pamela price this piece is designed as a lecture, not a scholarly article. 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. Ppt maurya powerpoint presentation free to download. The long and efficient rule of the guptas made a huge impact on the political, social and cultural sphere. Ashoka 268232 bc most important ruler in ancient india brutal military commander who extended the empire throughout s. After the gupta period, india was divided into different small and medium kingdoms.
During the maurya and gupta empires, the indian culture and way of life were deeply. Unlike asoka and the mauryan,the gupta left local government, administration, and policy in the hands of their allies. It extends through the reigns of chandragupta i, samudragupta, chandragupta ii, vikramaditya, kumaragupta and skandagupta. Candragupta maurya ruled his empire with the help of a complex government. Most of these are in fact the religious grants made by history manual the gupta rulers to. The gupta dynasty continued its existence after the death of skandagupta. Increased centralized govt control over regional kingdoms. In the 320s bc a military leader named candragupta maurya kuhndruhgooptuhmouryuh. The lifestyle and culture of the gupta empire is known to us through the availability of various ancient scriptures, coins, inscriptions, and texts, etc. The mauryan period of ancient indian history was really inaugurated by the. In thinking about the mauryan empire and, later the gupta empire we need to consider what kinds of states.
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