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Post mauryan society and trade history study material. According to the puranas, pushyamitra ruled for 36 years and his reign ended in 148 bc. Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad civilsdaily. Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad explains posted on august 15, 2017 august 15, 2017. Post mauryan trends in indian art and architecture indian. We have already discussed the arts of the mauryan period in the previous article. This article talks about postmauryan india with a particular focus on the satavahana dynasty. General studies ancient indian history postmauryan period 2nd century bc to 3rd century ad. Maurya empire was the great empire to flourish in india. It is a humble request to all of you please share this post with your friends and on social media. Sangam age corresponds to the postmaurya and pregupta period of ancient india. The first among them were the bactrian greeks, known in earlier indian literature as yavanas.
May 17, 2018 as we know most highly target competitive exams are going to be held in couple of months. The tamil society witnessed a great change during the pallava period. After the death of asoka, his successors were not able to keep the vast mauryan empire intact. Both vegetarian and nonvegetarian type of food habit were prevailing in the society. Mauryan empire pdf download for ssc,upsc,nda,cds,bpsc,uppsc to download this file click on the download button given below. Trade and commerce increased very much in this period. Ncert notes on important topics for the upsc civil services exam preparation. In this article, we are dealing with the trends in the postmauryan art and architecture as a part of theindian culture series based on the ncert textbook an introduction to indian art part 1. India after mauryas was a not a very remarkable period for political solidarity but it saw development of indian culture to a great extent. Kanishka, shaka era and bactrian invasion by greeks. Objective questions on post mauryan period part1 for.
Indian history before the seventh century was not dated. Society witnessed structural reorientation as significant groups of foreigners penetrated into india and chose to be identified with the rest of the community. Provide an account of trade and commerce during the post mauryan period in south india. Ancient history of india post mauryan period unacademy choose goal. Aug 15, 2017 the tamil society witnessed a great change during the pallava period. Sungaspushyamitra sunga, a staunch brahim, captured the throne after assassinating the last mauryan king brahadratha in 184 bc. Indian history by krishna reddy book pdf download latest. The pallava period witnessed the rise of saivism and vaishnavism. Mauryan empire pdf download for ssc,upsc,nda,cds,bpsc,uppsc.
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Postmauryan period following the downfall of the mauryan empire in the second century bc, the region of south asia became a collage of regional powers indias northwestern border again was left unguarded, attracting a series of invaders between 200 bc and 300 ad. There were invasions from various foreign tribes but the indian society absorbed these infiltrators and continued its development by making alterations. The great buddhist emperor ashoka caused the erection of monolithic pillars of sandstone. In the south, the sangam period starts circa 300bc 300ad. Incidentally, the period of the second century bce also marked the rise of the main brahmanical sects such as the vaishnavas and the shaivas. Urban centres, science, trade and commerce during postmauryan period. Tn scert school text books online pdf free download class 6th, 7th, 8th. 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 history notes for upsc pdf you can download this pdf. 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. 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. The first literary evidence about the south indian kings is found in megasthenes indika.
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This course covers all important topics from the post. He performed two famous ashvamedha yajnas to promote arthod box brahaminical faith during his rule. Jun 20, 2014 postmauryan period 20bc 300ad economy and society. Ashvaghosha was a famous sanskrit kavya poet and he lived in the court of kushanas. Romans trading with sangam kingdom built a temple of augustus at muziris. In this article, we are dealing with the trends in the post mauryan art and architecture as a part of the indian culture series based on the ncert textbook an introduction to indian art part 1. Nov 08, 2016 click here to download pdf of article with images. The economy prospered throughout the period of five centuries and remained more or less stable despite of the numerous invasions from central asia.
In which the people drop the person from few distance from the home mainly boarder of the village. 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. Ancient indian history notes for upsc ssc pdf download ancient indian history notes for upsc ssc pdf download. The occupation of craftsmen was an important segement of the days socioeconomic milieu. 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. The first imperial art presentation by group 8 1 2. Post mauryan period sunga satavahanas kushanas kas insights. Ancient history of india post mauryan period unacademy. The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga. The centralized mauryan power ended during a coup detat in 185 bce leading to the foundation of the shunga empire. This post gives a detailed description about the postmauryan schools of art and architecture such as gandhara.
Kanishka, shaka era and bactrian invasion by greeks after mauryas post mauryan period. This article talks about post mauryan india with a particular focus on the satavahana dynasty. Chapter 8 postgupta period i 600ad 750ad civilsdaily. Mar 17, 2020 post mauryan period sunga satavahanas kushanas.
The most important political developments of the postmaurya period was the onslaught of foreigners from the northwest. Unlike mauryas none of these regional kingdoms could extend their political authority over the large area equivalent to that of mauryan empire. All the subject wise details regarding the sub inspector examination are provided in the below sections of this page. 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. Post mauryan period of india study materials download ancient history study materials. The sunga dynasty 18571 bc the founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, the commander in chief of brihadratha, the last mauryan king.
The founder of this great dynasty is chandragupta maurya along with the help of his guru chanakya. These notes will also be useful for other competitive exams like banking po, ssc, state civil services exams and so on. D, asm, tte, food sub inspector, wb police, gram panchayat, postal assistant, agriculture, court, psc, lic, cmat and all other state level. From the second century bce onwards, various rulers established their control over the vast mauryan empire. 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. Read this article to learn about the postmauryan period. Maurya dynasty gk questions pdf download upcoming government exams maurya empire mauryan general knowledge questions answers sarkari naukri 2018 all general awareness question and answers most expected important gk general awareness gk for all govt exams. Post mauryan period notes for upsc, ssc, mppsc pscexpert.
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