began in the 6th century BCE‚ a time often considered to be a turning point in early Indian history. This is so‚ because‚ for the very first time in Ancient India‚ we witness the emergence of several known political entities known as the mahajanapadas. The mahajanapadas were kingdom states that covered greater parts of Northern India and through them‚ social‚ political and cultural complexities began to tangibly take shape. The period under question also marks the second urbanization in Indian history
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"Indian history" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Native American history. Part of a series on the | History of India | | Chronology of Indian history | Ancient India | Prehistoric India and Vedic India Religions‚ Society‚ Mahajanapadas | Mauryan PeriodEconomy‚ Spread of Buddhism‚Chanakya‚ Satavahana Empire | The Golden AgeDiscoveries‚ Aryabhata‚Ramayana‚ Mahabharata | Medieval India | The Classical AgeGurjara-PratiharaPala EmpireRashtrakuta EmpireArt‚ Philosophy‚ Literature
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History of India [pic] The History of India can be traced in fragments to as far back as 700‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization‚ one of the oldest in the world‚ dates back at least 5‚000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis‚ the Aryans‚ a nomadic people‚ possibly from Central Asia or northern Iran migrated into the north-west regions of the Indian subcontinent between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE. Their inter-mingling with the earlier Dravidian cultures apparently resulted
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Is India Really Independent? “At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance… We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again.” These are the impressive words of the speech titled‚ “Tryst with Destiny” given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15‚ 1947
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This Bronze Age civilisation collapsed 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
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Religious and philosophic literature; Transformation from Rig Vedic period to the later Vedic period; Political‚ social and economical life; Significance of the Vedic Age; Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system. 6. Period of Mahajanapadas: Formation of States (Mahajanapada): Republics and monarchies; Rise of urban centres; Trade routes; Economic growth; Introduction of coinage; Spread of Jainism and Buddhism; Rise of Magadha and Nandas. Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their impact. 7. Mauryan
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temple and writing his book. Body: Transition: First of all‚ I would like to make you familiar with background of the great Aryabhatta Main Point 1: Aryabhatta was the great Indian mathematician and astronomer‚ who lived during the Mahajanapadas period‚ which is also known as golden period for Indian mathematics and astronomy. A. According to the J. J. O ’Connor and E. F. Robertson‚ Aryabhatta the Elder‚ Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive‚ Aryabhata was born in 476 CE‚ in Kusumapura
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Prior to creation as a modern state in 1947‚ the area of modern Pakistan was both ruled by local kings and under various imperial power throughout different time periods. The ancient history of the region comprising present-day Pakistan also includes some of the oldest empires from the subcontinent[1] and some of its major civilizations.[2][3][4][5] By the 18th century the land was incorporated into British India. The political history of the nation began with the birth of the All India Muslim League in
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Ancient India India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first
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also developed foreign trade through which they brought silver from Afghanistan or Iran; lapis-lazuli from Badakhshan; turquoise from Iran; and jade from Central Asia. Around 600 BC‚ history marks the second urbanization during the time of the Mahajanapadas which were large territorial states. It shows the beginning of the NBPQ phase which stands for Northern Black Polished Ware. All the important cities of the period were situated on the river banks allowing trade routes to connect with each other
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