History

The period between 4th and sixth century CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the considerable achievements of Indians in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, science, religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire.

The Sangam age refers to that period in the early history of south India, when large numbers of poems in Tamil were composed by a number of authors. The term ‘Sangam’ refers to an assembly or ‘meeting together’ of Tamil poets. Traditionally, three Sangams or assemblies are believed to have been convened one after the other at different places under the patronage of the Pandya kings of Madurai.

Introduction About Chedi Dynasty We get information about Chedi Dynasty from Hathigumpha inscription located near Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. The inscription was engraved by Kharavela, the 3rd ruler of Chedi Dynasty. Kahravela was a follower of Jainism. In 161 B.C, he convened a Jain Council at Kumaragiri. The capital of the Chedi kingdom was Suktimati-Puri on the bank

The Satavahanas Maurya’s rule was succeeded by the Sungas and the Kanvas in the north. However, in Deccan and in central India, the Satavahanas succeeded the Mauryas though after a gap of almost 100 years. The only dynasty in India that ruled for the longest period, uninterrupted for 400 years by 33 Satavahana kings from

Kanva Dynasty (73 BCE to 28 BCE) Kanva Dynasty spanned from 73 BC to 28 BC. The capital of the Kanva dynasty was Patliputra. Although the Puranic literature indicates that the Kanva Dynasty ruled from the former capital of the Shunga Empire in Patliputra, their coins are primarily found in and around the region of

Sunga Dynasty (185 BC to 73 BC) The Sunga Dynasty spanned from 185 BC to 73 BC. The capital of the Shunga Dynasty Was Pataliputra. Vidisha was the capital of later Shunga rulers. Pushyamitra Sunga (185 BC TO 151 BC): Sunga Dynasty Pushyamitra Shunga was the Brahmin army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the

The Kushans (1st to 3rd Century A.D.) The prominent Kings of Kushans are: Kujula Kadphises/Kadphises I (15 CE – 64 CE) Vima Kadphises/Wema Kadphises II (64CE – 78 CE) Kanishka (78CE – 101 CE) Kanishka’s Conquests Headless Statue at Mathura why the name Shaka era and not Kushana era? Kanishka and Buddhism Kanishka patronised Significance

The Shakas/Scythians The Indo-Greeks were followed by the Shakas or Sakas who belonged to the Central Asian tribe – the Scythians. There were two different groups of Sakas the Northern Satraps ruling from Taxila and the Western satraps ruling over Maharashtra. The history of Shaka rule is known largely through inscriptions and coins. On the

The Indo-Greek kings Indo-Greeks (Bacterian Greeks) were the first foreign rulers of North-Western India in the Post-Maurya period. Indo-Greek rulers have been mentioned as ‘’Yavanas’’ in Indian literature. After the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, many Greeks came to settle on the north-western borders of India with Bactria (presently the northern part of Afghanistan).

The exact reason of invading Kalinga is not known. In the 12th year of his reign and the 8th year of his coronation, in 261 B.C., Asoka invaded Kalinga.