History part 8, 9 8 sunga dynasty notes tnpsc tricks. Sunga dynasty was established by pushyamitra sungahe was succeeded by his son agnimitrathe hero of kalidasas drama malvikagnimitra hence answer has to be b. Programme ug course cbcs semester ii paper ii indian history and culture from 647 to 1526 a. The last sunga ruler was devabhuti, who was murdered by his minister vasudevakanva, the founder of the kanva dynasty. The two famous ancient universities of india and the oldest universities in the world are takshashila taxila and nalanda. It declined for about 50 years after ashokas rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 bce with the foundation of the shunga dynasty in magadha. He was a contemporary of the sunga king, pushyamitra. It uses light as the medium for highspeed data transmission. History central asian contacts and their results menander.
Mock test2, 50 mcq on medieval indian history for wbcs. Pushyamitra sunga, the brahmin commander of the last maurya ruler vrihadratha, assassinated the king and founded the sunga dynasty replacing the maurya dynasty. From the allahabad pillar inscription of samudragupta we learn that while the first two kings of the gupta dynasty were merely mah. Jin dynasty 11151234 jin dynasty 265420 joseon dynasty. Plurality and multiplicity characterize indian society and culture. This image celebrates the tie between mother and child.
Which was the dynasty that succeeded the chalukyas in western india. In course of time there was the rise of the brahminical faith once again. The maitrakas ruled in gujarat, with valabhi as their capital. Asoka embraced buddhism and was later dedicated to the propagation of buddhism across asia making several stupas.
The founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, who was the commanderinchief under the mauryas. Select the correct answer using the code given below. Mock test 2, 50 mcq on medieval indian history for wbcssscmisc exams. Of all these states which arose out of the ruins of the gupta kingdom, that of valabhi proved to be the most durable. Ancient coins of the silk road 20 bronze coin collections. Between the two cultures, they also lead the artistic commerce. Cultural achievements of sungas free download as pdf file. This is the transfer of ones soul after death into another body. Sunga dynasty 185 bc 73 bc kanva dynasty 73 bc 28 bc satavahana dynasty 60 bc 225 ad gupta age 319 540 ad founder sri gupta a chandragupta i 319334 ad he was the first great ruler of gupta dynasty. The sunga empire or shunga empire is a magadha dynasty that controlled northcentral and eastern india as well as parts of the northwest now pakistan from around 185 to 73 b. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. The history and origins of hinduism learn religions. Hence, historically, universities and libraries were a big part of indusvalley civilization. Among the very few archaeological sites that west bengal can boost of, one that is of.
Ancient tamil king elala aka elara ilankai tamil sangam. English version of the instructions is printed on the front cover of this booklet. In ancient times india was a center of higher learning as it is one of the oldest civilization in the world. Archaeology, greek, aryas, geography, coin, temple. The mauryan dynasty by vickie chao july 20th of 356 b. By 320 bce, maurya fully occupied northwestern india, defeating and conquering the satraps left by alexander. The history of fashion in india ancient indian fashion. The north western regions comprising rajputana, malwa and punjab passed into the hands of the foreign rulers. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the maurya empire. The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. Amourous royal couple sunga 1st century bce west bengal. Unitv indogreeks, sakas, foreign invasions and dynasties.
Kanvas, republican geographically, their most important successor was the sunga dynasty, the direct epigraphic evidence of which kingdoms and occurs at. The first known use of the term hindu is from the 6th century bce, used by the persians. Arise awake and lead the nation atharva defence academy atharva defence academy sco101, urban estateii, hisar mob. Unit i a brief political survey of south india sangam age pallavas political history of pallavas and. Art under the sunga period comprises the large part of the decoration of the stone railings and gateways of buddhist stupas originally started under king ashoka, at sanchi in bhopal, barhut in nagod state and amravati on the krishna river. He is able to trace the geneaology of the solar dynasty of kings and has arrived finally at a list of. Its capital was pataliputra, but later emperors such as bhagabhadra also held court at besnagar modern vidisha in eastern malwa. In maurya and sunga dynasty, women wore antariya in different styles. Who is the first citizen of india and acts as the symbol of unity, integrity and solidarity of the nation. In 39 jam unar founded a sindhi muslim samma dynasty and challenged the sultans of delhi. The ghandhara school of buddhist art hence grown up under the great influence of the greeks. Download pdf here pushyamitra sunga during a military parade, he killed brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 bc. The influence of greek classics on indian culture in.
Shungas the sunga empire or shunga empire is a magadha dynasty that controlled northcentral and eastern india as well as parts of the northwest now pakistan from around 185 to 73 b. Achievements of pushyamitra sunga and gautamiputra satkarni sakasatavahana struggle, decline of satavahana dynasty. Racial profile, linguistic diversity and plurality of religions. After the fall of the kanvas, the history of magatha was a blank until the establishment of the gupta dynasty. Chapter 8 the sunga, kanva, and andhra dynasties 184 b. The following bureau of indian affairs document can be found in its entirety at. The unusually large number of records of this family that. The maurya empire was a geographically extensive iron age historical power in ancient india, ruled by the mauryan dynasty from 322 to 185 bce. This statue stems from the sunga dynasty in eastern india, between 185 b. The greek initiation of sculpting the buddha in human form matured and it became a major part of the buddhist iconography.
Antariya was a small strip of cloth and further, a langoti was fastened to the kayabandh at the center and passed between legs from front to back and tucked behind. During this time pundra was still a significant buddhist location. The maurya empire boundless world history lumen learning. Sanskrit play by kalidas, tells the story of the love of agnimitra, the shunga emperor at vidisha, for the beautiful handmaiden of his chief queen. Post mauryan period sunga satavahanas kushanas kas insights.
Maurya rapidly expanded his power westwards across central and western india following the withdrawal of alexander the greats greek and persian armies. Sunga empire 187 to 78 bce pushyamitra sunga 187151 bce. The founder of this shortlived dynasty was vasudeva, who killed the last sunga. The term hindu is derived from the name of river indus, which flows through northern india. Archaeological references of ancient greeks in kashmir region dr. Ignou ba, ma no registration, topper notes, last 34 years question papers 19792012, ncert, nios.
Arise awake and lead the nation atharva defence academy. In ancient times the river was called the sindhu, but the preislamic persians who migrated to india called the river hindu knew the land as hindustan and called its inhabitants hindus. The samma period is known for pioneering of sindhi folklore and literature. The interna tional finance c orpora tion, which offers these bonds, is an arm of the world bank. Four rulers of shunga or sunga dynasty were pushyamitra sunga 185 bc to 151 bc, agnimitra 149 bc 141 bc, bhagabhadra 114 bc 83 bc and devabhuti 8773 bc after the kalinga war, asoka became a monk and expansion of buddhism in other countries took place during his time. India has accommodated and assimilated various outside elements into its growing culture. The kingdom of pushyamitra was extended up to narmada in the south, and controlled. The founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra, a minister in the court of the last mauryan ruler, brihadrata. The finance commission submits its report to the the president of india. C, an army led by king demetrius i of bactria invaded india and. Chapteri the wonder that is chandraketugarh introduction and the geographical location the lost civilization of chandraketugarh is an enigma. Menander was a great conqueror who crossed the beas river to conquer kaathiawar, broach and the territories between the rivers ganga and yamuna.
Why did the artist choose this image and composition. However, it has never been a melting pot in which all differences got dissolved and a uniform identity was created. Pushyamitra, the commanderinchief, having slain his master, brihadratha maurya, and imprisoned the minister, usurped the vacant throne, and established himself as sovereign of the now contracted. It is a wireless technology and is several times faster than wifi. The matsya puriitja says1, pushyamitrastu senanlrudhritya sa b,rihadrathamkarishyati sa vai raivamshaurimsati sama n,ripah that is, pushyamitra, the commander in chief, will uproot bihadratha and rule for 36 years.
Archaeological references of ancient greeks in kashmir region. It was established after the fall of the indian mauryan empire. Sunga kingdom with the fall of mauryas, india lost its the ruler of the magadha and neighboring territories. Sungakanva rule in magadha pushyamitra rose to the power at pataliputra by c. The center of sunga empire was magadha and extended to malwa in central india. The shunga dynasty was a brahmin dynasty, established in 185 bce, about 50 years after ashokas death, when the emperor brihadratha maurya, the last ruler of the maurya empire, was assassinated by his senani or commanderinchief, pushyamitra shunga. Little is known of the period after that although parts of bengal were probably under the pataliputrabased sunga dynasty. The similarity between mother and child stresses the importance of the motherchild relationship for the transmission of values and traditions. Hindus believe in the repetitious transmigration of the soul. The arab conquest of sindh took place in the year a. Bengal was left on its own after mauryan power declined. Local rulers retained power while paying tribute to the gupta empire in the 300s and 400s.
Originating from the kingdom of magadha in the indogangetic plains modern bihar, eastern uttar pradesh in the eastern side of the indian subcontinent, the empire had its capital city at pataliputra. Pushyamitra shunga became the ruler of magadha and neighbouring territories. Sunga dynasty 187 78 bce the founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, who was the commanderinchief under the mauryas. The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.
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