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Mahajan suggested that Fraser did a "good survey" of the history of Germany from 1918 to 1939 but presented the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the defence of settlements from Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920) by the Allies, the factors responsible for Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the preparation for war by the Nazi Germany from 1933 ...
[8] [9] Asmaka also included Mulaka area around Paithan known in ancient times as Pratishthana. [10] According to Sutta Nipata Saketa or Ayodhya was first halting place on the southward road (Dakshinapatha) from Shravasti to Pratishthana. [11] Anguttara Nikaya like the Puranas tells that Assaka was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas of ...
The Sohgaura copper plate inscription is an Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Mauryan period Brahmi script. [1] It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village on the banks of the Rapti River, about 20 km south-east of Gorakhpur, in the Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2]
Name Description Alternate Names Date Vedas: Sacred hymns on 5 supreme gods led by Surya, which are a large body of texts originating in ancient India.Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
The Indian subcontinent. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India: . Ancient India is the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the start of Medieval India, which is typically dated (when the term is still used) to the end of the Gupta Empire around 500 CE. [1]
Magadha was a region in ancient India, named after an ancient kingdom of the same name, which was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas during the Second Urbanization period, based in the eastern Ganges Plain. The region was ruled by several dynasties, which overshadowed and incorporated the other Mahajanapadas.
Kosala, sometimes referred to as Uttara Kosala (lit. ' Northern Kosala ') was one of the Mahajanapadas of ancient India. [2] [3] It emerged as a small state during the Late Vedic period [4] [5] and became (along with Magadha) one of the earliest states to transition from a lineage-based society to a monarchy. [6]
Indian cultural influence (Greater India) Timeline of Indian history. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire. India's Mauryan king Ashoka is widely recognised for his historical acceptance of Buddhism and his attempts to spread nonviolence and peace across