Nanda Dynasty (345–321 BCE) Mahapadma Nanda Ugrasena (from 345 BCE)‚ illegitimate son of Mahanandin‚ founded the Nanda Empire after inheriting Mahanandin’s empire Pandhuka Panghupati Bhutapala Rashtrapala Govishanaka Anal Dashasidkhaka Kaivarta Dhana (Agrammes‚ Xandrammes) (until 321 BCE)‚ lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him Maurya Dynasty (324–184 BC) Chandragupta Maurya (Chandragupta The Great) (Sandrakottos) (324–301 BC)‚The greatest emperor of ancient
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Emperor Asoka started his career from Ujjain as a viceroy of the western province of the Mauryan Empire. At that point of time Ujjain was known as Ujjaini. Asoka‚ after he adopted Buddhism‚ constructed many stupas throughout his kingdom. Because of the keen interest shown by Asoka himself‚ Buddhism flourished in the state‚ however‚ after his death‚ his empire disintegrated and Buddhism too‚ took
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Ancient India India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first
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Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Asoka" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Ashoka (disambiguation). |Ashoka the Great | |Mauryan Samrat | |[pic] | |A Chakravatin (possibly Ashoka) first century BC/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ | |Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet
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even created a city called “Alexandria”‚ which many people call as a “miniature Greece”. However‚ although much of Greek culture was kept‚ many things changed to benefit the rulers after the death of Alexander. These ill-intent changes is what cause a number of people to disapprove of change. The absolute rule of the rulers was one of those ill-will changes‚ as opposed to the Greeks government of a democracy. According to Document 3‚ an excerpt from Thomas Gallant’s book‚ “Alexander the Great‚ Story
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At the center of Christianity is a poor man who claims to be God. At the center of Buddhism is a wealthy prince who claims he is not a god‚ but a man. In this short space I will compare and contrast some aspects of Christianity and Buddhism‚ knowing that doing real justice to the topic would take volumes of books. Such is the influence of both religions – that a true comparison could take a person’s lifetime. Buddhism starts in India‚ as an offshoot of Hinduism based on the writings of a wealthy
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Explain the contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism King Asoka‚ the first Buddhist Emperor of the Mauryan Empire‚ can be seen as a crucial figure to the contribution to the development and expression of Buddhism. Asoka contributed to the development of Buddhism through his expansion of his Buddhist state to neighbouring empires. Asoka‚ through missionary‚ expanded Buddhism to modern day Sri Lanka and Nepal. This expansion was made possible by Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to
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Mahayana‚ the greater vehicle‚ refers to the Theravada as Hinayana‚ the lesser vehicle. It is dominant in India‚ Tibet‚ Japan‚ Nepal‚ Taiwan‚ China‚ Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Mongolia. Siddhartha Guatama was born in Kapilivastu. His father was the ruler of the small kingdom near the Indian/Nepal border. As a child‚ his future was foretold by sages. They believed that he would someday be a fellow sage or leader of a great empire. He led a very pampered and sheltered life until the age of twenty-nine
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Chandragupta Maurya - centralized government‚ districts and provinces - paved roads of cities‚ irrigation system - converted to Jainism - Asoka - policies of religious tolerance - diplomacy - government programs - territorial expansion - Other contributions of the empire - ‘Sacred Kingship’ – ‘ruler of the universe’ – Chakravartin - Fall – Asoka died in 232 B.C.‚ successors failed to keep the empire intact. Some kingdoms wanted to break free from the empire. Mongolians and Persians invaded
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