Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire The Shang dynasty was‚ according to traditional sources‚ the second Chinese dynasty after the Xia. They ruled in the Yellow River Valley. Widely accepted chronological calculations say that the Shang ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC(ancienthistory.about.com). According to Chinese tradition‚ a rebel king‚ Tang‚ who overthrew the last Xia ruler in the Battle of Mingtiao‚ founded the Shang dynasty. The Shang
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campaign had an effect on politics and history in India‚ he created a gap in N.W. India when he crushed the existing states and then withdrew. Came to fill the gap was Magadha who had an opportunity to expand when Alexander withdrew. This laid the foundation for the Maurya Empire when Chandragupta started to seize small regions of Magadha; he eventually conquered all of northern India from the Indus to the Ganges. 2. Five major accomplishments of the emperor Ashoka included: conquering the kingdom
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ascetic. The King Bimbisara after a request from Shuddodhana‚ launched a search and Siddhartha was recognized by the men of Bimbisara. Bimbisara offered him a throne‚ but Gautama refused. He left Rajgir but promised Bimbisara to visit his capital Magadha‚ later. Siddartha studied under two hermits Alara and Udaka. He achieved high knowledge and was asked to succeed Udaka‚ but he was not satisfied with the path and his goal so he
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are the largest parts of the state’s economy. The service sector comprises travel and tourism‚ hotel industry‚ real estate‚ insurance and financial consultancies. Uttar Pradesh was home to powerful empires of ancient and medieval India‚ including Magadha‚ Nanda‚ Mauryan‚ Sunga‚ Kushan‚ Gupta‚ Gurjara‚ Rashtrakuta‚ Pala and Mughal empires. The two major rivers of the state‚ the Ganga and Yamuna‚ join at Allahabad and then flow as the Ganga further east. The state has several historical‚ natural‚ and
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could‚ of course‚ also be used for incessant warfare among themselves. Chariots did not lend themselves to monopolisation by a centralised power. But the war elephants on which imperial Magadha based its military strength were ideal supporters of a INTRODUCTION 8 power monopoly. The eastern environment of Magadha provided an ample supply of wild elephants‚ but maintenance was of greater importance than supply. Only a mighty ruler could afford to maintain adequate contingents of war elephants. The
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Origin of the Name Bangladesh Introduction: The name Bangladesh is not developed over night. It takes long time to form the name Bangladesh. Origin of the Name Bangladesh Bangalah as a territorial name came to be used from the 14th century onwards‚ more specifically from the time of Sultan Shamsuddin iliyas shah‚ donating the territory which now comprises the independent state of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. In the Pre-Muslim period
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as Pataliputra)‚ the capital city of Bihar State. Evidences justify his birth there. In Taregna Aryabhata set up an Astronomical Observatory in the Sun Temple 6th century. There is no evidence that he was born outside Patliputra and traveled to Magadha‚ the centre of instruction‚ culture and knowledge for his studies where he even set up a coaching institute. However‚ early Buddhist texts describe Ashmaka as being further south‚ in dakshinapath or the Deccan‚ while other texts describe the Ashmakas
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before the end of the second millennium BCE and was followed by the Iron Age Vedic Civilisation‚ which extended over much of the Indo-Gangetic plain and which witnessed the rise of major polities known as the Mahajanapadas. In one of these kingdoms‚ Magadha‚ Mahaviraand Gautama Buddha were born in the 6th or 5th century BCE and propagated their Shramanic philosophies. Most of the subcontinent was conquered by the Maurya Empire during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. Various parts of India ruled by numerous Middle
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economics growth‚ new roads and canals and an immense army. In the early 300s BC both India and China consisted of local states or kingdoms fighting one another for control. Unity was on the horizon. In India‚ a strong leader seized the kingdom of Magadha in the 320s BC. The empire he founded went on to unite much of India. In China‚ the state of Qin gained power‚ uniting the region by 221 BC. 300 to 200 BC‚ strong empires unified much of China and India‚ under these empires‚ China and India became
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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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