Nandan Dutta

Successes and achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni as a ruler and conqueror.Who was the best emperor of the Satavahana dynasty? Discuss his achievements.Discuss the success and achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni as a ruler and conqueror.Gautamiputra Satakarni. After the fall of the Maurya empire, several kingdoms were built on top of this ruined empire. Namely - Shunga Kingdom of North India, Kharbel Kingdom of Orissa and...

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Discuss the role of Chandragupta Maurya in the rise of the Maurya empire and consolidation of the empire.Evaluate the achievements of Chandragupta Maurya as a ruler and conqueror.Discuss the rise of Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Maurya.Sources of information about Chandragupta Maurya:-Chandragupta Maurya is known from the Puranas, Kautilya's Arthasastra, Visakhadatta's Mudrakshasa, Somadeva's Kathasaritsagara, Megasthenes' Indica etc. and from the works of Strabo, Plutarch,...

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Describe the social life of the Vedic period. What changes are made in the social field in the later Vedic period?Give a pen - picture of the early Vedic society. What changes do you notice in the later Vedic period?Features of early Vedic and later Vedic period. If we divide the entire Aryan civilization into two categories - (1) Rik Vedic Aryans and (2)...

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Economic condition of Vedic and Later Vedic Period. Review the economic status of the Vedic Aryans.Compare broadly the economic condition of the Early Vedic Aryans with that of the later Vedic Age.Economic condition of Rig Vedic period:-At the beginning of the Vedic period, nomadic Aryans settled in India. Initially animal husbandry was their main livelihood. There is a reference to the word "cow" in...

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What were the causes of the decline of the Maurya Empire? Was Asoka in any way responsible for its decline?Reasons for the fall of the Mauryan Empire:-With the efforts of Chandragupta Maurya, Chanakya and Ashoka, the Maurya Empire took a huge form, but after the death of Ashoka in 233 BC, taking advantage of the internal chaos of the empire in 185 BC,...

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