history of india Maurya era Part 1

 history of india Maurya era Part 1
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          Chandragupta and Emperor Ashoka: Since it was a Sunday, all the children of the society gathered to play cricket on the field.  Elegant and Jalth team provided.  Bounce the coin to determine batting or bowling.  Jalpa spoke: King.  The coin fell to the ground below the air.  King fell so Jalp asked for batting.  Standing next to him, Hetansh spoke: Where did the figure of the lion given on the coin come from?  Bhavya explained to him: The figure of a lion on a coin is King.  

           The figure of this lion is installed on the huge pillar of Sarnath.  This pillar was built by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty.  India has accepted it as a national symbol.  Maurya dynasty;  Founder and Ruler.

 Chandragupta Maurya: 

     Founder of the Maurya Dynasty (321 BC to 297 BC): Playing the game of King Raja in his childhood  Trained in the scriptures.  With the help and guidance of Chanakya's training, Chandragupta Maurya  In 321 BC, he defeated the last emperor of the Nand dynasty, Dhanananda, and took over the throne of Magadha, establishing the Maurya dynasty.  Chandragupta took full advantage of Chanakya's expertise in politics and administration.  The book entitled Arthashastra by Chanakya provides information on the political, economic and social life of the time.  

      Chanakya's diplomatic guidance played a very important role in all of Chandragupta's achievements.  By defeating the Greek king Seleucus Niketar, Chandragupta conquered four territories (1) Kabul (2) Kandahar (3) Herat and (4) Balochistan.  Impressed by Chandragupta's bravery, Seleucus married his daughter Helena to Chandragupta and sent his ambassador Magasthanis to his court.  During his stay in Pataliputra, the book "Indica" written by Magasthanis provides important and basic information about the capital of the Magadha Empire and its administration.  

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        Chandragupta with his heroism and Chanakya's political skills spread his power to other parts of India and tried to establish a sovereign power over the whole of India.  He ruled from Afghanistan, Peshawar, Kandahar in the north to Bengal in the east.  It also had power over western India.  He also ruled in Saurashtra and appointed a Vaishya Amatya named Pushpagupta as the national (governor) there.  Pushyagupta Sudarshan Lake was built by building a dam on the river flowing from Girnar mountain of Girinagar (Junagadh) in Saurashtra.  The Konkan, Karnataka, Maharashtra etc. of South India were also a part of the Magadha Empire.  In the northwest, as far as 26 western Gandhara (Afghanistan) regions were also under Chandragupta's rule.  Thus, the sovereign power of the entire Indian Empire prevailed.

                  Why writer Chandragupta spent the last days of his life with Jain sage Bhadrabahu in Shravan Belgoda, Mysore (now Karnataka).  Is.  He died in 297 BC.  It is found in the Jain Puranas that Chandragupta ruled for 24 years and adopted Jainism in the last years.  The history before the establishment of the Mauryan dynasty in India is known as prehistory.  Accurate and basic information about the establishment of the Maurya dynasty is available from various sources.  

                 The Mauryan Empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Vishnugupta (Chanakya) is said to be the first historical empire of India.  Source of information on Maurya dynasty: Kriti |  Arthashastra Acharya Vishnugupta Chanakya (Kautilya) 2.  Indica Magesthanis Dipvansh and Mahavansh Buddhist texts (Ceylon) Mudrarakshas (drama) Visakhadatta Apart from this, historical information is also obtained from inscriptions, columns, cave inscriptions, stupas and monasteries carved by the Mauryan emperors.  -Think - • If you want to get information about a person, thing or place in the present time, how do you get it?  3.  4.  Grand Short Road (STR): The oldest and longest main road in Asia.  This road was first constructed during the time of Chandragupta Maurya.  It connected Central Asia with Takshashila and Takshashila by copperplate.  At that time the road extended from the Gangetic plain to Gandhara. 

                This road was rebuilt by Sher Shahjuri during his reign.  During the British rule, Dalhousie rebuilt this road from Kolkata to Peshawar.  At present this road is known as the national highway from Delhi to Kolkata.  (2) Bindusara (297 BC to 273 BC) After the death of Chandragupta, his son Bindusara came to the throne of Magadha.  Preserving the vast empire inherited from father Chandragupta and giving his gift to his son Ashoka can be considered as the greatest achievement of the same Bindusara.  During the reign of Bindusara, Prince Sushim was appointed as the National (Governor) of Taxila and Prince Ashoka as Avanti.  He failed to control the revolt in Takshashila during Sushim's time, while Ashoka successfully carried out this task and suppressed the revolt.  Bindusara did not conquer any new territory during his reign.  But maintained friendly relations with the Greek kingdoms.  He ruled the throne of Magadha for about 25 years.