History of Asia

• Indo-Greek Rule in India

  With the decline of the Mauryan Empire, the tendencies of decentralization became active and the political unity of India was broken for some time. During this period, India was again attacked by foreigners from the north-west. The first of these invaders were the Greeks of Bactria, who were referre

• Andhra-Satavahana Dynasty and Gautamiputra Satakarni

  The Satavahana dynasty was an ancient Indian dynasty, which ruled in the 3rd century BC. Started ruling central South India in the last phase of AD. During the decline of the mighty Maurya Empire, the Satavahana dynasty started the rise of its power by making Pratishthan (Paithan situated on the ban

• Mahameghavahana Dynasty of Kalinga and Kharavela

  Kalinga was a prosperous kingdom in ancient India. The territory of ancient Kalinga included parts of the districts of Puri and Ganjam, some regions in the north and north-west, and some areas of the modern Telugu-speaking province of South India. The people of Kalinga country were freedom lovers. T

• Shaka (Scythian) and Parthian Rule in India

  With the weakening of the power of the great Mauryan Empire of Magadha, India was again attacked by foreign invaders from the north-west and the Yavana-conquerors like Demetrius and Menander invaded the north-west of India. Established many of his kingdoms in the territories where his descendants ru

• The History of Kushan Dynasty and Kanishka the Great

  The Kushan dynasty is a landmark in the political and cultural history of India. Like the Shakas, the Kushanas also fled from Central Asia to India. The Yu-chi are believed to be an Indo-European race related to the Tushari people. Over time u-chi spread to other areas of Central Asia – Bactria and

• Mauryan Economy and Spread of Material Culture

  Kautilyas Arthashastra, the remnants of the Megasthenic Indica and the Ashokan inscriptions are important sources for information on Mauryan economy, society, religion and art, which complement each other. The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman also gives valuable information regarding the Mauryas.

• Epistemology in Jain Philosophy

  In practice, knowledge means to know, to understand, or to be familiar with. Every living being receives knowledge through his senses. From the point of view of spirituality, knowledge means supreme knowledge, by which man knows the nature or reality of things. Paramjnana means knowing the soul, rea

• Folk and God in Jain Tradition

  Lok is the general term used in the Jain tradition for the world, the world or the world. There are two forms of folk in Jain literature. Somewhere Panchastikaya has been called as Lok, and in some places, Shadravya has been considered as Lok. Vyakhyapragyapati (Bhagwatisutra) states at one place th

• Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya

  Mauryan Dynasty:Historical Sources and Origin  Early Life Similar to Chandragupta Mauryas lineage in his early life Legends and traditions are more on the basis of reorganization, and concrete evidence is less. In relation to his early life, Buddhist-Jain sources suggest that Chandragupta Maurya wa

• Iranian and Greek Invasions on India :( Iranian and Greek Invasions of India)

  At the time when the process of integration was going on in eastern India under the leadership of Magadha, around the same time the northwestern India was dominated by decentralization and political anarchy. The entire northwestern region was divided into many small states and these states were eage

• Mauryan Emperor Bindusara (BC 298 - BC 273)

  Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (Bundelkhand) After the death of Chandragupta, his son Bindusara BC. Magadha became the ruler in 298. This second ruler of the Maurya dynasty has been mentioned by various names by Brahmin and Buddhist texts and Greco-Roman writers. In the Puranas he has been called by the

• Chandragupta Maurya's Administration

  Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya  Kautilyas Arthashastra, remnants of Megasthenes Indica and Ashokas inscriptions are important sources for information on Chandragupta Mauryas administration, which complement each other. On the basis of traditional belief, the economics was written by Chanakya (K

• Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great

  Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya  Ashoka the Great is counted among the greatest rulers of the ancient world. During his time the Maurya Empire extended from the Hindukush ranges in the north to Mysore, Karnataka in the south by the Godavari River, and from Bengal in the east to Afghanistan in th

• Ashoka's Administrative Reforms

  Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya  Ashokas form of governance was almost the same as that of Chandragupta Maurya. But Dhammapriya Ashoka made many reforms in the administration after the Kalinga-conquest to make his rule more humane. He wanted to uplift his subjects morally and materially through

• The Successors of Ashoka and the Fall of the Maurya Empire

  The decline of the Maurya Empire started only after Ashoka and within about fifty years this empire came to an end. Inscriptions show that Ashoka had many sons, but only his son Teevar and his mother Karuvaki are mentioned in the inscriptions. Probably Teevar never sat on the throne of Magadha. The

• Jainism and Lord Mahavira

  The sixth century BC. The oldest of the sects of the Niganthas or Jains. According to the Jain tradition, there have been 24 Tirthankars in this religion. History today First Tirthankara Rishabhadeva among the twenty-three Tirthankaras of the pre-Mahavira period or Adi Nath, 22nd Tirthankara Neminat

• Buddhism and Gautama Buddha

  Birth and Early Life of Gautam Buddha The rise of Buddhism as a new intellectual movement dates back to BC. It was the most epoch-making event of the sixth century. Gautam Buddha, the originator and founder of Buddhism, was born around 563 BC. On the day of Baishakh Purnima from the womb of Queen Ma

• Teachings of Gautam Buddha

  The Buddha did not write any scriptures and did not ask his disciples to memorize his teachings in a specific, authentic language. He preached in the popular Magadhi language and allowed the monks to memorize his teachings in their respective dialects. Soon after the Buddhas Mahaparinirvana, the fir

• Major Sects of Buddhism and Buddhist Musics

  Theravada (Sthaviravada) The main form of Buddhism is Theravada (Sthavirvada). Theravadis consider the Pali scriptures of ancient Buddhism to be authoritative and trace their lineage to the Agrajas (Sthavira in Sanskrit and Thera in Pali). This belief is also called Path of the Forerunners or Pradha

• India in the Sixth Century BCE:Sixteen Mahajanapadas (India in the Sixth Century BCE:Sixteen Mahajanapadas)

  Early Indian history dates back to the 6th century BC. It is considered an important transitional period. This period is often associated with the development of early kingdoms, cities, the increased use of iron, and the development of coins. The use of iron-techniques and coins brought about a revo