Guptas, emerged in the fourth century to take the Kushans’ place. Its founder, Chandra Gupta I, brought Northern India under his rule while states in the Deccan and Sri Lanka agreed to become the Guptas’ vassals.The Gupta Empire was one of the largest political and military empires in the world. It was ruled by members …
Chandragupta 1 was the first Gupta king to issue gold coins. Designs were influenced by the coins of the earlier Kushan Empire The gold coins attributed to Chandragupta bear portraits of Chandragupta and Kumaradevi, and the legend Lichchhavayah (“the Lichchhavis”). Their son Samudragupta is described as Lichchhavi-dauhitra (“Lichchhavi daughter’s son”) in the Gupta inscriptions. …
History of Punjab – According to Greek Historians Phase II (Fourth Century B.C.) Alexander’s itinerary as preserved by the ancient Greek historians, gives a fairly clear idea of the character of the peoples inhabiting Gandhara, the west Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan regions. They even endeavour to describe the conditions of certain unnamed peoples living further …
In Ancient Punjab, there were Trgarta-Sasthas, a federation of six tribal units in Trigarta, and Trikah Salankayanah composed of three sections (Tikat) Even the Yaudheyas are known to have had three sections So had the Nabhas, who are described as the Nabhi-tina and Nabha-pankti in the Asokan edicts. Four Phases of Janapada History Four distinct …
REPUBLICAN POLITY OF THE ANCIENT UITARAPATHA
A pall of darkness falls over the Mauryan history after Asoka. The scarcity of contemporary epigraphs and the conflicting statements made in ancient literary sources render it difficult to establish a clear sequence of rulers and of historical events. The practice of recording imperial activities on imperishable surfaces, such as rocks and pillars. seems to …
The Antiquity of Upanishada The Vedas are the oldest known literature of the world. Four vedic sumhitas in their numerous recensions along with their exegetic works, the brahmna, together are designated as the Veda. Mantra & Brahmna together are designated as the Veda. Mantra here stands for the collections of hymns known as the Vedic …
Inscription number183. Nagarjunikanda inscription of Ehuvula Chantamula. Regnal Year 2. Provenance: Itikarallaboda mound, about 500 metres to the northwest of Great Chaitya in Nagarjunikanda hills, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Script: Southern Brahmi of about the end of 3rd century A.D. Language: Prakrít. Refrences: J.Ph. Vogel, EP.Ind XX, Detached Pillar Inscription G, pp.23-24. Footnote From the …
Inscription number 179- Nagarjunikonda Inscription of Virapurushadatta, Regnal Year: 14. Provenance: Apaidal shrine at the maund called Naharallaboda, Valley of Krishna river under Nagarjunikonda hills, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh Script: Southern Brahmi of the second half of the 3rd century A. D. Language: Prakrit. References J. Ph Vogel, Ep.Ind, pp.22 D.C Sircar, Sel. 3, pp.233-36. …