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MAURYAN EMPIRE

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  MAURYAN EMPIRE   THE THREE MAIN RULERS OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE • CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA •BINDUSAR •ASHOKA  / ◦        He was the founder of the Mauryan Empire ◦        His Empire was extended from Bengal in the east to Afghanistan and Baluchistan in the west to the Himalayas in Kashmir in the north and the Deccan Plateau in the south. ◦         his rise to power came with the help of his most trusted Minister and Chief advisor whose name was Chanakya also known as Kautilya. ◦        Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the numbers and established tomorrow in Empire in  321BCE. ◦         is composed of Pataliputra established a strong base for the Maurya Empire. ◦          Chanakya   ◦        He was previously a Minister of the Last Nanda rulers. ◦        He was a great political thinker and an   economist.  ◦        All political theories have been compiled             in his book -   Arthashastra.     Bindusara ◦        He was Chandragupta son  who su
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NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS

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  NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS   •          By the end of the third century, the powerful empires established by the Kushanas in the North and the Satavahanas in the Deccan had came to an end. •         Then Guptas ruled for next two centuries on India. SOURCES-Information about the Gupta Period is available from both archaeological and literary sources   •         ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES •         The most important archaeological source is the Allahabad Pillar Inscription. •         Temples, paintings and coins are some other archaeological sources. •         LITERARY SOURCES •         The work of Kalidasa The account of Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, and It-Sing. SAMUDRAGUPTA   •         Son of Chandragupta I, was the greatest ruler. •         Main source- the Allahabad Pillar Inscription or the Prayag Prashasti. •         It lists the region conquered by the king. It also mention the ancestors of the king. •         The Prashasti was composed by Samudragup
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