Indus
Valley Civilization
This section unfolds one of the earliest civilization which stands at par
with the earliest civilizations of the world. It covers - The features of
the Indus Valley Civilization - Town planning - Society - Occupation - Trade
- Religion - Age, origin and Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Aryans
This section
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Traces the coming of the Aryans-Their political organisation and economic
conditions of the early Aryans.
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Looks into the life in the Aryan Society-Religion and extent of the
Aryans in India.
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Reflects the Political, Social and Religious condition of the later
Aryan period or Vedic period.
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Highlights the Vedic literature like the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Vedangas
the Upvedas, the Vedanta and the Upanishads_ the epics-the Puranas-the
Laws of Manu.
Pre
- Mauryan
This section has an overview of the pre-Mauryan period
Mauryan
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Introduces the Mauryan Empire- Its rise under Chandra Gupta Maurya-
Bindusara.
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Ashoka, the greatest Mauryan ruler and his religious policy.
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Discusses the Mauryan Administration, Economy, Art.
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Traces the decline of the Mauryan Empire.
Post Mauryan Period
A period of conquest followed after the decline of the Mauryan Empire, with
the Sungas, the Kanvas, the Satavahanas, the Greeks, the Shakas and the Kushanas
dominating.
Gupta Period
The Golden Age of the period of Indian history - The Guptas under rulers
like Samudragupta and the invasion of the Huns.
Harshavardhana
The history of North India dominated by Harsha from (606-647 AD)
Kingdoms North
and South
Traces the rise of the Pratiharas, the Palas, the Senas, the Chauhans, -
The first and second battle of Tarain.
The end of the Gupta Empire and the rule of the dynasties which followed
like the Brahma Sahi Dynasty, the Utpala dynasty, the Chandellas, the Paramaras
of Malwa and the Chalukyas of Anhilwadas.
