After the Kalinga War (was a war fought between the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka the Great and the state of Kalinga‚ a feudal republic) the Empire experienced half a century of peace and security under Ashoka. Mauryan India also enjoyed an era of social harmony‚ religious transformation‚ and expansion of the sciences and of knowledge. The reason behind why this empire enjoyed an era of peace is said to be because of Ashoka The Great’s conversion to Buddhism after witnessing and participating in the
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The Mauryan Empire was the first major empire in the history of India and existed from around 324 BC to 185 BC. It was ruled by the Mauryan dynasty and was one of the was the largest and most powerful political and military empires of ancient India. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire by overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. In some ways Chandragupta rise to power was inspired by Alexander the Great. As a young man‚ he had seen the Macedonian army and believed that anything a European
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The powerful rulers‚ Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka‚ created comparable political and economic systems during the time in which each of them ruled India. Chandragupta Maurya took control over small regional kingdoms in the ruling dynasty‚ and made them into one empire‚ the Mauryan Empire‚ of which he then became ruler. Chandragupta’s political advisor‚ Kautalya‚ advised Chandragupta on political policies and government. Some of his advice can be found in the Indian political handbook called Arthashastra
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Ashoka was the 3rd king of that Indian dynasty whose empire‚ according to Ashoka‚ borders Tamrapami. This may mean the Mauryan Empire went all the way to Sri Lanka/Ceylon‚ an island in the Indian Ocean. [More below on the extent of his empire.] During his lifetime‚ the king’s reputation changed. Early on‚ he was known for his cruelty‚ but later‚ for his great acts and edicts. He emphasized ahimsā‚ Ghandi-style non-violence (Korom) and tolerance for other religions. The nobler phase of his
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Indian Classical Age 11/21/13 Dan S Cni P5 In ancient India two kingdoms dominated and reigned. Seperate and unique respectively‚ they were very powerful. The Gupta and Mauryan empires where both attempts to recreate very successful previous empires. The Mauryan attempt to recreate the Magadha empire and the Gupta try to recreate the Mauryan empire. But the essential question is which kingdom
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planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. It is evergreen‚ tall and slender tree grows symmetrically and produces fresh and shining green foliage. The trees are known to grow over 30 ft in height and are commonly mistaken as the Ashoka tree (Saraca Indica) due to the very close resemblance of both trees. The Polyalthia Longifolia can be found natively in India and Sri Lanka and are introduced in gardens of many tropical countries in the world. The fresh leaves of Polyalthia Longifolia
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Antiochus the Great (223–187 BC). Later rulers and commanders began to use the epithet "the Great" as a personal name‚ like the Roman general Pompey. Others received the surname retrospectively‚ like the Carthaginian Hanno and the Indian emperor Ashoka the Great. Once the surname gained currency‚ it was also used as an honorific surname for people without political careers‚ like the philosopher Albert the Great. As there is no objective criteria for "greatness"‚ the persistence of later generations
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structures known to man. This astonishing marvel was appointed to be built around 3rd century B.C by one of the most powerful and influential rulers of ancient India‚ Emperor Ashoka the Great. Asoka was the emperor of the Maurya Dynasty and ruled the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 B.C and during his reign Ashoka converted to Buddhism and spread his Buddhist teachings through India‚ as well as having the great stupa erected to glorify and harbor the sacred Buddhist relics. This
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Grand Princess Olga Kievan Rus from 912-945 was ruled under the Riurikid dynasty by Igor. Olga‚ a Viking‚ joined the Riurikid family when she married him. In 942‚ she gave birth to Igor’s son‚ Sviatoslav. In 945‚ Igor and his men extorted an unusually large tribute from the Derevlians‚ a Slavic tribe. Igor decided to return back for more but was ambushed and killed. From this‚ the Riurikid family’s control over Kievan Rus was on the brink of collapse as Sviatoslav was a mere toddler‚ necessitating
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history of Indian art and architecture‚ with the foundations for Indian art being laid‚ which would later reach their height during the golden age of the Guptas. Our main pieces of evidence and material come from the time of the great Mauryan king Ashoka. Some of the finest examples of Ashokan art‚ are the famous Ashokan pillars that he erected across the country. These columns were works of art‚ architecture and engineering. The pillar was made out of a single stone which was cut‚ shaped and polished
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