HH1002 Final Paper Submission Why did the Ming dynasty decide on ceasing Zheng He ’s maritime voyages? The cessation of Zheng He’s maritime voyages by the Ming dynasty is multi-faceted. Each facet can be broadly classified as the political factors‚ economic factors and defence factors. Nevertheless‚ each reason is interdependent on one another which led the Ming dynasty to eventually terminate Zheng He’s voyages. On the other hand‚ hypothetically it may be asserted that China could have
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Boye-Doe CC Essay- Tang China and the Byzantine Empire During the postclassical period from 600 to 1450 CE empires‚ such as the Tang dynasty in China and the Byzantine Empire‚ used new methods of equal land distribution in their societies. Each empire had very distinct methods for organizing the distribution of land in their empires.For the Tang dynasty land was distributed according to the equal field system while in the Byzantine empire land was given according to the theme system. The land
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Smith. He was called the Napoleon of India because he wanted to conquer more and more. The Allahabad inscriptions or the Prayag Prashashti composed by his court poet. He was the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty‚ who ushered in the Golden Age of India. He was perhaps the greatest king of Gupta dynasty. He was a benevolent ruler‚ a great warrior and a patron of arts. His name appears in the Javanese text `Tantrikamandaka’.[1] His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests (samudra referring
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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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Title: Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty years in power: 269 BC to 232 BC Political conditions prior to leader’s gaining power: The Mauryan Empire was perhaps the largest empire ever to dominate the Indian subcontinent. Administration of Mauryan dynasty emote a stupendous instance‚ in which the top order established solemn groundwork for their descendants.Chandragupta Maurya‚ the founder king of the Mauryan Dynasty‚ represents the quintessence of the Mauryan kings
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Guimet | |Reign |273-232 BC | |Coronation |270 BC | |Full name |Ashoka Bindusara Maurya | |Titles |Samrat. Other titles include Devanampriya Priyadarsi‚ | | |Dhammarakhit‚ Dharmarajika‚ Dhammarajika‚ Dhammaradnya‚ | | |Chakravartin‚ Samrat‚ Radnyashreshtha
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distinctive society with well-established cultural traditions Mauryan Dynasty * Kingdom of Magadha * In 520 bce‚ Cyrus‚ Persia’s emperor created the Gandhara kingdom. * Alexander of Macedon crushed the kingdom. * Kingdom of Magadha took the spot of main leader of the region * Central Ganges plains * Wealth = fields and trade * 500 bcemost important State in NE India. * Chandragupta Maurya * First state to bring centralized and unified government
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra
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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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misinterpretation of social and racial struggles among the ancient Indians. 4. The rise of Hinduism affected the Indian people tremendously. It contributed to India’s two greatest features- political diversity and regionalism. Such as during the Mauryan dynasty. India was under frequent attack by people on the northwestern mountains. As a result‚ India became a very well governed thread made up of smaller kingdoms. Hinduism promised personal salvation‚ so more of the Indian people practiced it more frequently
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