artThe Arthashastra Insights on Statecraft and Reflections of Ancient Indian Society By Sayem Islam This paper investigates the Arthashastra and its implications for ancient Indian society‚ as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text.1 It is necessary to bear in mind that the Arthashastra‚ “the science of wealth and warfare‚”2 was just discovered and translated in the past century in Mysore by R. Shamasastry‚ and that until then‚ there was no knowledge of
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What makes an effective leader? A leader is an individual who guides a community‚ country‚ or group. Alexander The great‚ Asoka‚ and Jesus are leaders who exemplify all the qualities of an effective leader. Despite hardships‚ these men had to over come‚ they ended up helping their people and their empires and showed that they weren’t pushovers. These three men got respect from their followers by means of charm and fear. They all were accepting of people who did not follow them. Asoka and Alexander
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08/08/11 12:57 AM Indus valley to the Pre-British era : 1. Indus Valley 2. Maurya Dynasty 3.Gupta Empire 4. Mughal Empire 5. Mewar Dynasty 6. Vijayanagar Empire 7. Maratha Empire 8. Ahom Kingdom 9. Kushan Dynasty 10. Satavahana Dynasty I. MAURYA DYNASTY COSTUME Men and women continued to wear three unstitched garments‚ as in Vedic times. The main garment was the antariya of white cotton‚ linen or flowered muslin‚ sometimes embroidered in gold and precious stones. For men‚ it was an unstitched
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Empire after inheriting Mahanandin’s empire Pandhuka Panghupati Bhutapala Rashtrapala Govishanaka Anal Dashasidkhaka Kaivarta Dhana (Agrammes‚ Xandrammes) (until 321 BCE)‚ lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him Maurya Dynasty (324–184 BC) Chandragupta Maurya (Chandragupta The Great) (Sandrakottos) (324–301 BC)‚The greatest emperor of ancient India founded the Mauryan Empire after defeating both the Nanda Empire and the Macedonian Seleucid Empire Bindusara or Amritrochates
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Ashoka: A Great Emperor The Mauryans ruled India from 322 B.C.‚ to 15 B.C. Chandragupta Maurya‚ the first king in the dynasty ruled from 322 B.C.‚ to 298 B.C. Ashoka‚ who was the third in line ascended the throne at the very early age of 20 years in 273 B.C. and ruled for a long period of 41 years‚ till 232 B.C. During the reign of Ashoka‚ the Mauryan empire extended from Hindukush and Kashmir in the North West to Bengal in the North East. Its southern border was Karnataka. The present Andhra
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The Indus and Aryan Civilizations The Indus civilization‚ an ancient civilization in South Asia‚ existed from about 2700 to 1750 BC. It is sometimes referred to as the Harappa civilization; one of its major centers. It stretched from north of the Hindu Kush down the entire length of the Indus and beyond into peninsular India. The Indus civilization is known only from archaeological evidence. Its origins traditionally were viewed as the result of the diffusion of farming and technology from more
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra
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collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern territories‚ a new empire arose when a ruler named Chandragupta I ascended the throne in 320 C.E. He revived many principles of Mauryan government and paved the way for his son‚ Samudragupta‚ to develop an extensive empire. Victory at Any Cost Samudragupta was a great warrior and conquest was his passion
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the free encyclopedia Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka Maurya (Devanāgarī: अशोक‚ IAST: Aśoka)‚ who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modernday India around 269 B.C.[1] Many historians consider him as one of the greatest kings of the ancient India for his policies of public welfare. His policy of Dhamma has been debated by intellectuals.[2][3] Ashoka The Great Maurya Samrat Contents 1 Definition 2 Historical background 2.1 Socioeconomic conditions 2.2 Religious conditions
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a kindhearted ruler‚ an incredible warrior and a supporter of expressions. Samudragupta‚ child of Chandragupta‚ was maybe the best ruler of Gupta administration. His name shows up in the Javanese content ’Tantrikamandaka’. In any case‚ the most itemized and real record of his reign is safeguarded in the stone mainstay of Allahabad‚ formed by Harisena‚ the court artist of Samudragupta. Chandragupta‚ a Magadha raja wedded a Lichhavi princess‚ Kumardevi which empowered for him to pick up a hold over
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