Founder of the Mauryan empire  He captured Pataliputra from the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty, Dhanananda with the help of Kautilya, also known as […]

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837 They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used […]

Significance- the political unity was achieved in India for the very first time with the foundation of the Mauryan empire   Kautilya’s Arthashastra   Written […]

Alexander’s Invasion of India (327-325 BCE)   Political Condition on the eve of Alexander’s invasion:   Alexander and Macedonia invaded India after 2 centuries of […]

  Persian Invasions   Cyrus (558-530 BCE)   Cyrus the Great was the greatest conqueror of the Achaemenid Empire He was the first conqueror who […]

The fame of Magadha scaled new heights under the Nanda dynasty Reach- beyond the boundaries of the Gangetic basin Powerful ruler- Mahapadma Nanda  He uprooted […]

Sai Sunga dynasty    Archaeology and chronology not very clear Saisunga defeated the king of Avanti which was made part of the Magadha empire  After […]

Ajatashatru (494-462 BCE)   Remarkable reign- for his military conquests  Great success- He fought against Kosala and Vaisali and won a great success against a […]

Bimbisara (546-494 BCE)   Belonged to the Haryanka dynasty Matrimonial alliances- which consolidated his position First was with the ruling family of Kosala. He married […]

In the beginning of the 6th century BCE, northern India consisted of a large number of independent kingdoms.   Monarchies- on the Gangetic plain   […]