Chandragupta Maurya (322- 298 BC)     With the help of Chanakya, known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, he overthrew the Nandas and established the rule of the Maurya dynasty. He also called as Sandrocottus/Androcottus by Gr…

Magadha  Haryanka Dynasty:-   Originally founded in 566 BC by the grand father of Bimbisara named Brihdratha but actually founded by Bimbisara.   Bimbisara (544 BC – 492 BC)   Ajatshatru (492 BC – 460BC)   Son of …

Jainism   Founded by Rishabha. There were 24 Tirthankaras. First was Rishabhdev (Emblem: Bull). The 23 rd Tirthankar was Parshwanath (Emblem: Snake)   Mahavir:-     The 24 th and the last Tirthankar was Vardh…

Buddhism-Buddha:-     Also known as Sakyamuni or Tathagata. Born to Suddhodana (Sakya ruler) and Mahamaya in 563 BC on the Vaishakha Poornima day of Lumbini (near Kapilvastu) in Nepal.   Lost mother 7 days after the bir…

The Upanishads:-     Called Vedanta.   They are the main source of Indian Philosophy, 108 in numbers.   Smritis:-   Explains rules and regulations in the Vedic life.   Darshans:-   There are 6 school of In…

Political Organisation:-     Rigvedic popular assemblies lost and royal power increased. The sabha and samiti continued to hold the ground out their character changed. A rudimentary taxation system began with sangrathit…

The Aryans were semi-nomadic pastoral people and originated from area around the Caspian Sea in Central Asia (many historians have given various theories regarding their original place). The Central Asian theory is given by M…

The fossils of the early human being have not been found in India, but in Africa about 2.6 million years back. So, it appears that India was settled later than Africa. The recent reported artefacts from Bori in Maharashtra su…

Indus Valley   Indus Civilisation is one of the four earliest civilisation of the world along with the civilization of Mesopotamia (Tigris and Eugphrates), Egypt (Nile) and China (Hwang Ho). The civilization forms part of…