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pictorial timeline of the Mauryan Empire
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Mauryan Empire
Cedric mangham
march 14, 2019
1st period
240 BCE
golden age of India ashoka's reign
Buddhist communities, his decision to establish many Buddhist pilgrimage sites, his worship of the bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, his central role organizing the Third Buddhist Council, followed by the support of Buddhist missions all over the empire and even beyond as far as Greece, Egypt and Syria.
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Ashoka's personal religion became Buddhism, if not before, then certainly after the Kalinga War.
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273 B.C.
golden age of India king ashoka and the battle of karinga
When Ashoka, the son of the Mauryan emperor Bindusara and the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascended the throne of Magadha in 273 B.C. treading in the footsteps of his forefathers he set out to expand his empire. In the 12th year of his reign, he sent a message to Kalinga asking its submission, but the Kalingaraj refused to submit to the Mauryan empire.
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Each province was sub-divided into districts, each of these into groups of villages, and the final unit of administration was the village. The group of villages was staffed with an accountant, who maintained boundaries, registered land and deeds, kept a census of the population and a record of the livestock; and the tax collector, who was concerned with the various types of revenue. Each village had its own officials, such as the headman, who was responsible to the accountant and the tax-collector. Officers at this level in rural administration were paid either by a remission of tax or by land grants.
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265 BCE. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and China.
golden age of India 265 BCE.
Centralized government also came in handy when emperors had to deal with trade and farming. Chandragupta Maurya established a single currency across India, a network of regional governors and administrators, and a civil service to provide justice and security for merchants, farmers, and traders.
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Through the disciplined central authority of the Mauryan Empire, farmers were freed of regional kings’ tax and crop collection burdens. Instead, they paid through a nationally administered system of taxation. The system operated under the principles of the Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise that included advice on how to collect taxes, administer trade and agricultural resources, manage diplomacy, and even how to wage war!
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8th century AD
golden age of India Ancient Indian Religions Hinduism Jainism Buddhism
India is home of many religions. Followers of different religions are present among her people. A distinctive feature of the religion in India is its influence in all aspects of society. It has taken numerous forms and nomenclature in relation to different groups of people associated with it.
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Hinduism is the oldest religions in the country. The word Hindu appears to have been coined by the invading Arabs around the 8th century AD for people living beyond the Indus. Hinduism derives from diverse literary sources including the Vedas, Aryankas, the Srauta, Grahya and Dharma sutras.
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the golden age in India 320 - 550 A.D.
golden age of India 320 - 550 A.D.
The Gupta Empire saw a vast range of scientific and cultural achievements. To the chagrin of many high school math students, trigonometry and geometry got their start during this golden age. And Gupta mathematicians developed the concept of zero and the number system.
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Gupta Empire didn't focus solely on science and math. Art and architecture were abundant during this time. In fact, the son of Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, was an avid art lover and commissioned works that can be found in museums to this day. The Gupta Empire is also responsible for a game still popular around the globe today: chess.
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