Ancient History

Chapter 13 – South Indian History 2

Pallava Dynasty was one of the South Indian ruling dynasties which gained prominence after the fall of the Satavahanas dynasty,…

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Chapter 12 – South Indian History 1

Western Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas constituted important political force. They were major rival forces. Chalukyas ruled for a time period of…

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Chapter 11 – Post Gupta Period

Decline of Guptas led to a void in the power struggle in India. Later rise of feudatories of early Guptas…

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Chapter 10 – Gupta Empire

Gupta period is considered a golden age in the history of India. Works like Devichandraguptam and Mudrarakshasam provide information on…

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Chapter 09 – Sangam Age

Civilization was not alien in southern part of India. The famous kingdoms of south India were depicted in rock edict…

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Chapter 08 – Post Mauryan Period

After the decline of Mauryans Brahmanical culture revived under the Sungha dynasty. Sunga dynasty was soon followed by Kanva kingdom…

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Chapter 07 – Mauryan Empire

The declining power of Nandas and brewing discontent against them among the people helped Chandra Gupta Maurya to wage a…

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Chapter 06 – Mahajanapadas and Alexander Invasion

Created with GIMP on a Mac These were the sixteen kingdoms that existed in North India after series of wars…

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Chapter 05 – Jainism and Buddhism

With the rise of Mahajanpadas the societal structures become so rigid and so is the class system. Brahmins assumes more…

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Chapter 04 – Vedic Culture

The famous Harappan Civilization had its near total decline by 1500BC. This period also witnessed the advent of Aryan community…

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