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Ashokan inscription constitution most important source of information about emperor Ashoka. The information provided by the Ashokan inscription also helped in a big way in the reconstruction of Mauryan history. Inscriptions of king Ashoka contain … Read more

Kautilya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta founded the Mauryan Empire with his help. Arthashastra was written by him. It is the most important source for writing the history of the Mauryans and … Read more

600 BC was the age of the emergence of bigger political entities known as Mahajanapadas. The contemporary source such as the Buddhist text Anguttaria & Jain text Bhagatisutra provides the name of 16 Mahajanapadas of … Read more

The Post Vedic age is the era which is sometimes called Second Urbanization. The period of second urbanization (6th century B.C. to 3rd century B.C.) noticed the large-scale beginning of town life in the middle … Read more

The paintings in India can be noted from the early stone age. These early-era paintings represent the diversity of Indian art. Starting from the Stone age to the current era art of paintings makes Indian … Read more

While reading Indian History, one must come through to know various architecture in India being built over the years by various rulers and invaders. India can proudly claim to be the only country in the … Read more

In the earlier section, we discussed definitions of history and historiography and its importance. Now in this section, we will find more details about historiography and archaeological sources which is the architect of the Historiography. … Read more

Ever since the commencement of history writing in the modern age in India in the number of school of writing has emerged in the context of the reconstruction of Indian history. These schools & scholars … Read more

There was a succession crisis after Ashoka in the Mauryan Dynasty. Sooner dynasty collapsed and a new dynasty named as Sunga Dynasty took over the empire of the Indian subcontinent. When Ashoka Maurya breathed his … Read more