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North India (16 Mahajanapathas (4 Kingdoms remained (Haryanka Dynasty…

- - - - Sisunaga Dynasty 420 BC
        
        1st King Sisunaga
        
        2nd King Kalasoka
        
        2nd Buddhist Council at Vaisali
        
        Nandha Dynasty 340 BC
        
        1st King Maha-padma Nanda
        
        Was a Shudra
        
        Uprooted Khatriya Empires of north India
        
        Assumed title EKRAT
        
        Captured Kalinga inscribed in Hathikumba inscription of Kharavela
        
        Last ruler - Dhana Nanda
        
        Oppressive was of tax collection was resented by the people
        
        Chanakya was humiliated here
        
        Mauryan Empire 320 BC
        
        Athashastra by Kautalya
        
        Part 1 King and Council
        
        Part 2 Civil & Criminal law
        
        Part 3 War & Diplomacy
        
        Mudra Rakshasa by Visakadatta
        
        Guptan age drama about Kautalya & Chandraguptha Maurya
        
        Pan Indica by Megasthanis
        
        Jathaka Tales
        
        Ceylonese Chronicle
        
        Deepavamsa & Mahavamsa
        
        1st King Chandraguptha Maurya
        
        Controlled Deccan and Northwest India (Defeated Selucus)
        
        Followed Jainism under Badrabahu and starved to death in Mysore (Sullakhana)
        
        2nd King Bindusara
        
        Conquered till Mysore and parts of south India mentioned in Sangam literature
        
        Was an Ajeevika
        
        3rd King Asoka
        
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        Sunga Dynasty 187 BC
        
        1st King Pusta-mitra Sunga
        
        Attacked by Bactian Greeks of NW India. They took Pataliputra but was regained
        
        Brahmin ruler
        
        Can't believe he patronised Buddhist coz he renovated Brarhut and Sanchi
        
        Conducted Aswamedha
        
        2nd King Agni-mitra Sunga
        
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        Guptha Empire 300 - 800 AD
        
        Devi-Chandra-Guptham & Mudra-rakshasam by Visaka Dutta
        
        1st King Maharaja Sri Guptha
        
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        Brahminical
        
        Completely destroyed by Hun invasion
        
        Pusyamitra Tribe
        
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      - Magadha became powerful
      - 2nd King was Ajathasatru Haryanka
        
        Initially a Jain and then a Buddhist
        
        Met Buddha
        
        1st Buddhist council at Rajagriha
      - 1st King Bindusara Haryanka
      - 3rd King Udddain Haryanka
        
        Pataliputra as Capital
- - - - Alexander was welcomed by Ambhi the ruler of Taxila, from there, he asked Porus to give up. On his refusal Alexander marched to Hydaspes (Jelum) and gave a tough fight. Alexander won the war and was impressed with Porus
      - Alexander marched to Beas
        
        Army refused to march further.
        
        Alexander returned to Babylon and died 323 BC
        
        Indian provinces were entrusted in Governors
- - - - Wrote famous book Gatha-saptha-sathi
      - Gauthami-putra Satakarni Shatavahana
        
        Story mentioned in Nasik inscription
- - - - Kanishka Khushana
        
        4th Buddhist council
        
        Mahayana Buddhism was born
- - - - Subukti-gin captured Peshawar
        
        Mahmud of Ghazni started raiding India
        
        Decline of Ghazni empire
        
        Muhammed Gori
        
        got defeated in 1st Battle of Tarain
        
        Defeated Pritwiraj Chauhan in 2nd Battle of Tarain
        
        Asked his slave Qutb-Ud-Din Aybak to look after India
- - - - Euthy-demus
        
        In terms with Antio-chus III of Selucid empire
        
        Gained foothold in N.W India
        
        Demetrius
        
        Gained control over Indus valley punjab and Ganga valley
        
        Menander led expedition to Ganga Valley
        
        Eucratids
        
        Controlled Kabul Valley and Taxila
      - Overthrown by Euthy-demus