Magadha

Pushyamitra Sunga, a Brahmin, established the Sunga Dynasty that ruled Magadha till 73 BC. He was hostile to Buddhism and ordered the destruction of several Buddhist monasteries. There was a revival in Hinduism during this brief period and the Sunga Dynasty made attempts to revive the caste system. The Sunga rulers believed

Buddhism emerged in the Magadha region of ancient India and rapidly became popular among the masses. It opposed complex religious rituals and preached social equality. It spread rapidly in India with support from the ruling class and also reached foreign countries such as China

Ancient India, both Mauryan and Gupta dynasties were the only Imperial empires present, therefore, raising an issue with the question as it disregards the periods with small states that signs of social progression. Such as the Threshold times and the Magadha state. Nonetheless, taking the factors: Political, Social and Economic into consideration, there is an argument that the Mauryan and Gupta period is seen as the height of early Indian civilisation because of a well organised system of administration

explain 1 way outside forces laid the groundwork for the Mauryan Empire? Around the time of 500 BCE, the Magadha Empire emerged as the most important state in northeastern India. In the following two centuries, the kings of Magadha conquered their neighboring states, gaining control of Indian commerce passing through the Ganges valley. In late 320 BCE, Chandragupta Maurya seized small regions of Magadha and then gradually worked his way toward the center. From there, the Mauryan Empire expanded under Chandragupta

and forested regions near Kalinga. The Mauryan Empire was perhaps the largest empire to rule the Indian subcontinent. Its decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BCE with the foundation of the Sunga Dynasty in Magadha. Under Chandragupta and his successors, both internal and external trade, and agriculture and economic activities, all thrived and expanded across India thanks to the creation of a single and efficient system of finance, administration and security

Faxian stated, as described in the Records of Buddhistic Kingdoms, “The king governs without... corporal punishments. Criminals are simply fined, lightly or heavily, according to the circumstances [of each case].” The Gupta Empire which is considered the Golden age of India once dominating northern India from C. 320 - 550 CE. The ingenious Gupta’s created naturalistic arts and brilliant science and mathematic equations and principles. Furthermore, the Gupta Kingdom pioneered the concept of a loose

and started the Mauryan empire. He continued to use the Persian technique of administration and he laid the foundation of centralized rule, the first on to do that in India. Chandragupta did this by first taking control of the small provinces of Magadha and working his way to the center of India. In fourth century BCE, the empire stretched all the way from Indus to Ganges River in North India. Chandragupta’s advisor Kautalya, who helped him write a book called the Arthashastra, it was a book about

Unlike most other countries, India has quite a lot of culture and history. Kings, empires, kingdoms and eras of different civilizations all pile up to create layer of history. Historians argue but many think that there is one king, which stands out from the others. Who? King Ashoka the Great. King Ashoka (the ‘Great’ was added later) was the king of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya first started the empire. Chandragupta soon had a son, Bindusara. Bindusara was the father of Ashoka with his

Before its modern state, India had only been united once. This time was under the rule of the Mauryan Empire in the 300s-200s BCE. The Mauryan Empire was started by Chandragupta Maurya after overthrowing and conquering the Magadha government. He proceeded to conquer more than half of the Indian subcontinent. After some time, Chandragupta’s grandson Asoka came to power. Asoka was a leader who ruled with feelings of remorse for decisions he had made in the past yet still ruled with great, imposing

specialize what they traded. Certain products were expected of each area. In China the first emperor built roads to aid communication and the movement of armies. Han Wudis actions while in the throne rapidly consumed the empires surplus wealth. India’s Magadha conquered neighboring states and gained control of overseas trade between India and Burma. By 260 B.C.E Mauryan had control of former Kalinga trade routes. In Greece Spartans used iron bars for money. Their colonies provided merchants with not only