B.A Ancient History Notes in English

Military Campaigns of Samudragupta|Conquest of Samudragupta or Achievement of Samudragupta  Introduction: Samudragupta After Chandragupta, his son Samudragupta (AD 325–375) became king of the Gupta dynasty. He established a vast kingdom by conquering different battles and strengthened the Gupta dynasty for centuries. On account of his immense talent, Chandragupta chose his successor in his own life. Samudragupta […]

Que) What do you know about the date of Kanishka? (Or). Discuss the date of coronaion of Kanishka -1 Ans)  Kanishka I: Date of Accession Kanishka was the greatest of the Kushana emperors, but there is no unanimity among scholars regarding the date of his accession to the throne. According to Fleet, Kanishka reigned before

Q- Discuss the origin and original home land of the Satavahanas. Ans-  Origin of the Satavahanas (Andhras). – The word Satavahana represents a ‘Kula‘ or family and the word Andhra represents the name of a ‘Jati’ or a tribe. The Satavahana family of Andhra ‘Jati’ established an independent Kingdom in the west and east of

Que – Write an essay on Saka-Satavahana Struggle. Ans-  Long struggle Between the Sakas and the Satavahanas The two dynasties, i.e. the Sakas and the Satavahanas remained constantly at war for about 350 years in the first two centuries B.C. and there after. The net result was in favour of the Sakas. First phase of

Que- Bring Out the Main Features of Babylonian Civilization. Babylonian Civilization The land between the Tigris and Euphrates was known as Mesopatamia. It is called Iraq now a days. In this region the Sumerican, Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations developed respectively. Brief introduction of Hammurabi: The sixth ruler of Amorite dynasty was Hammurabi. He was the

Que) Throw light on the Achievements and Personality of Gautamiputra Satakarni. Ans- Introduction –  The important king of Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Siri Satakarni and he ruled from about 70 A.D. to 95 A.D. He was the most outstanding monarch of the Satavahana dynasty. He not only restored the fallen fortunes of his dynasty but

Chandragupta Maurya And His Conquest  Introduction –  Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks. He was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire in Ancient India. He extensively expanded the Kingdom of Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. He defeated the last

Que) Through light on the causes of the decline of the Mauryan empire.  Ans) Introduction –  The Maurya Kingdom was a South Asian Iron Age historical empire centred on Magadha, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and lasting until 185 BCE. The pMauryan empire used to be a very powerful empire, and under their