Biography of King Kanishka (Kushan Empire) Kanishka Kanishka was the greatest ruler and king of Kushan Empire in Ancient India. He was a foreigner by birth. But he had deep love for India. He adopted Buddhism as his religion. By his conquests, by religious activities and by patronizing the Indian culture, he made the Kushan…
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Biography of King Ajatshatru King Ajatshatru (also spelled Ajatasatru, Ajatashatru) was the King of Magadha Empire. He was the son of Bimbisara. After the death of his father in about 495 B.C. Ajatshatru came to the throne of Magadha Empire. He ruled for about 32 years, i.e., 495 B.C. to 462 B.C. He…
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History and Biography of King Harshavardhana Introduction: King Harshavardhana, also known as Harsha, was the son of Prabhakara Vardhana. He is believed to be born on 590 AD. He was an emperor of Northern part of India. His capital was Kanauj. He ruled for 41 years from 606 A.D to to 647 A.D.…
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Bhartrihari (Sanskrit Author) Bhartrihari was a famous Sanskrit Author in Ancient India. His is considered to be a great literary figure of his age. He is said to have renounced the world to lead a saintly life after passing through the painful experiences of life. He was at once a philosopher, grammarian and…
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Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) The battle of Hydaspes (also battle of Jhelum) was fought between Alexander the Great and King Porus on the bank of River Hydaspes (modern day Jhelum River). In the battle, the army of King Porus was defeated by the Macedonian army of Alexander. Porus was the brave king of…
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Ashoka’s Dhamma Policy The Dhamma Policy of Emperor Ashoka the Great was guided with the mission of social welfare. We have a clear and precise idea about the constituents of Ashoka’s Dhamma from the attributes he mentions that fall under the term as well as the specific practices thereof. In the 2nd and…
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Ashoka the Great King Ashoka, also Ashoka the Great, succeeded to the throne after his father Bindusara’s death in 273 BC, but his coronation ceremony was held in 269 BC. This delay was possibly due to war of succession. On ascending the throne he referred to himself as Devanampiya Priyadarsi (the beloved of…
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Aryans in India: Origin, History, Spread and Expansion of Aryans in India 1. Origin and original home of Aryans (original Aryans) There has been a lot of controversy among the historians over the original homeland of the Aryans. The question as regards the original Aryans being Indians or foreigners is linked up with…
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Ancient Nalanda University Nalanda was the seat of learning and culture during the reign of Harshavardhana and continued to be so long after Harsha. I-tsing who visited India after Hiuen Tsang compared Nalanda with the best of the Chinese Universities. The Nalanda monastery was founded by one of the later Gupta Kings, in…
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Ancient Indian Languages We do not have much information about the Ancient Indian Harrappan Languages. But the literary tradition of Ancient India clearly goes back more than 3000 years, and during this period was dominated by Sanskrit, first in its Vedic and later in its classical form. By the time Panini’s Grammar had…
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