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British orientialist and philologist Sir William Jones (1746–1794) was the first to propose, in 1793, that Chandragupta Maurya known from the Sanskrit literature must be equivalent to the Indian king known as "Sandracottus" in Graeco-Roman historical sources.
The Gupta Empire (c. 319–550 CE) was a classical Indian Hindu empire. [1] The dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta in late 3rd century CE, but Chandragupta I is credited as real founder of empire. The empire was lasted until 550 CE. The factors for the downfall of the empire were Hunnic invasions, dynastic dissensions, taxes, internal rebellions ...
The protection of animals in India was advocated by the time of the Maurya dynasty; being the first empire to provide a unified political entity in India, the attitude of the Mauryas towards forests, their denizens, and fauna in general is of interest. [153] The Mauryas firstly looked at forests as resources.
Indian cultural influence (Greater India) Timeline of Indian history. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire. India's Mauryan king Ashoka is widely recognised for his historical acceptance of Buddhism and his attempts to spread nonviolence and peace across
Early Indian history does not have an equivalent of chronicles (like the ones established in the West by Herodotus in the 5th century BC or Kojiki / Nihongi in Japan): "with the single exception of Rajatarangini (History of Kashmir), there is no historical text in Sanskrit dealing with the whole or even parts of India" (R. C. Majumdar). [3]
At its zenith, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian subcontinent. [21] This period has been considered as the Golden Age of India by some historians, [22] although this characterisation has been disputed by others. [note 1] [24] [25] The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Gupta.
Indian Empire may refer to: ... The Sur Empire (1538/1540–1555) The British Raj (1858–1947) See also. Imperialism in Asia (disambiguation) Emperor of India;
India successfully launches its first mission to the moon, the uncrewed lunar probe Chandrayaan-1. [59] 26–29 November: The 2008 Mumbai attacks (often called the 26/11 attacks) kill 174 people, including 9 of the 10 terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic terrorist organisation based in Pakistan. India decides not to attack Pakistan in ...