The term “prehistoric period” refers to the span of time before the development of written records. This period encompasses the early stages of human history, including the Palaeolithic,...
1. Who is known as the father of Indian Pre-History? Robert Bruce Foote (1834-1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist, known as father of India’s prehistory. While being...
The scientific analysis of the Sangam literature says that this work was composed in 120-150 years and most of the literature was composed from 100 AD to 250...
The prominent Buddhist canon includes Tripitaka or three baskets. Other Buddhist literature includes Jatakas, Mahavamsa, Bodhivamsa etc. AS brief description about the same is given below: Tripitaka Tripitaka...
Chalukyas of Badami First half of the sixth century marks the rise Chalukyas of Badami or Vatapi as a very strong power in Deccan. The Chalukyas seem to...
As per the traditions, the Chola Country or Cholamandalam was along the Coromandel Coast in the fertile valley of Cauvery river. Its most ancient capital was Uraiyur in...
As we have discussed earlier, most landscape of India at the time of death of Harsha was controlled by numerous regional kings and local chieftains. Whatever consolidation was...
The decline of imperial Guptas led to the demise of imperial idea in India. Since most of the great empires were built in north India under great empire...
Pataliputra was considerably neglected by the warrior kings like Samudragupta and Vikramaditya, but it continued to be a magnificent and populous city though out the reign of Chandragupta...
Here are some important notes on different inscriptions of ancient India giving us relevant information about Shungas, Satavahanas, Shakas, Kushana, Guptas and Hunas. Junagarh Rock inscription The Junagarh...
Many a times, UPSC asks a question on different calendars of ancient India. Here is basic information about the same: Buddhist Era This era based on Buddha’s birth...
One of the most notable features of Indian society till date has been caste system. So was it during Gupta era also. There were three notable features of...
