MAURYA EMPIRE Flashcards

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Mauryan empire time period

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325 bc -185 bc

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which was the last dynasty before the Mauryan dynasty

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nanda dynasty

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last nanda dynasty king

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dhana nanda

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4
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what was the original name of chanakya

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vishnu gupta

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5
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chanakya was called as

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kautilya

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chandra gupta mauryan defeat the dhana nanda with help of

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chanakya

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who was the founder of maurya dynasty

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chandragupta maurya

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CHANDRA GUPTA WAS ALSO CALLED AS

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SANDROKOTTAS AND ANDROCOTTUS IN GREEK AND LATIN

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WHO IDENTIFIED THAT SANDROKOTTAS WRITTEN FOR WHOM

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SIR WILLIAM JONES

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SELEUCUS NICATOR WAS————-

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THE GENERAL UNDER ALEXANDER THE GREAT

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SELEUCUS NICATOR HAS GIVEN WHICH AREA

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HERAT,KANDHAR,BALUCHISTAN AND KABUL

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WHO WAS MEGASTHENESE

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GREEK AMBASSADOR (SENT BY SELEUCUS NICATOR TO THE COURT OF CHANDRAGUPTA )

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13
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INDICA WAS WRITTEN BY WHOM

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MEGASTHENESE

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14
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WHO DID CHANDRA GUPTA marry

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HELENA DAUGHTER OF SELEUCUS NICATOR

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15
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WHO WROTE THE ARTHASHASTRA (BASED ON POLITICS)

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CHANAKYA

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16
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CHANDRA GUPTA FOLLOWED WHICH COMMUNITY

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JAINISM

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17
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WHERE DOES THE CHANDRA GUPTA pass AWAY

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SRAVANBELAGOLA

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18
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AT LAST CHANDRA GUPTA STAYED WITH WHOM

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BHADRABABU

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19
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AFTER CHANDRA GUPTA WHO CAME

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BINDUSARA

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20
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BINDUSARA BECAME THE KING IN WHICH YEAR

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298BC

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21
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BINDUSARA IS ALSO CALLED AS

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AMITRAGATHA(DESTROYER OF ENEMY)

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22
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BINDUSARA FOLLOWED WHICH RELIGION

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ajivikaism

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23
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NAME THE MEMBERS WHO CAME FROM SYRIA AND EGYPT TO THE COURT OF BINDUSARA

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DEIMACHOS AND DIANYSIUS

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WHO WAS ASHOKA

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SO OF BINDUSARA

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WHO IS SUBHADRANGI
WIFE OF BINDUSARA AND MOTHER OF ASHOKA
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ASHOKA WAS BORN IN WHICH CENTURY
304 BC
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ASHOKA WAS ALSO KNOWN AS
DEVANAMPIYA AND PRIYADARSHI
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ASHOKA WAS ALSO KNOWN BY PURANAS AS
ASHOKAVARDHAN
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WHEN WAS THE ASHOKA HIMSELF ANNOUNCED AS A KING OF MAGADHA
269BC
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WHERE DOES ASHOKA WAS ADMINISTRATOR AS GOVERNOR
UJJAIN
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ASHOKA'S CAPTIAL AND PROVINCIAL CAPTIAL
PATNA (PATALIPUTRA)AND PROVINCIAL CAPTIAL IS TAXILE AND UJJAIN
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THE RULING PLACE OF ASHOKA
FROM AFGHANSTAN TO BANGALADESH EXCEPT KERALA TAMILNADU AND MODERN SRILANKA
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HOW WAS ASHOKA ALSO CALLED BECAUSE OF TORTURE CHAMBER
CHANDASHOKA (CRUEL ASHOKA )
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THE BATTLE OF KALINGA WAS WHICH YEARV
261 BC
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ASHOKA CHANGED TO BUDDHISM AFTER WHICH WAR
KALINGA
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WHO HAD BEEN TEACHING ASHOKA ABOUT BUDDIST
UPAGUPTA
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AFTER CHANGING TO BUDDHIST ASHOKA WAS CALLED AS
DHRAMASHOKA
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NAME THE CHILDREN OF ASHOKA
MAHENDRA AND SANGHAMITRA
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WHEN DOES THE 3RD BUDDIST COUNCIL hold AND
250 BC AND DURING ASHOKA TIME
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WHERE DOES ASHOKA send HIS CHILDREN TO PREACH BUDDHISM
SRILANKA
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THE GREAT SANCHI STUPA WAS CREATED IN WHICH TIME AND BY WHOM
2 ND BC AND BY ASHOKA
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ASHOKA HAD MADE HOW MANY EDICTS
14
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WHO FIRST DECODED THE EDICTS OF ASHOKA
JAMES PRINCEP
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FIRST MAJOR EDICTS OF ASHOKA WAS
PROHIBITS ANIMAL SLAUGHTER
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2 ND ROCK EDICT OF ASHOKA WAS
CARE FOR MAN AND ANIMALS
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3RD EDICTS OA ASHOKA
PRADESHIKAS AND RAJUKAS (WHO SPREAD DHAMMA EVERYWHERE )
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13 TH ROCK EDICTS OF ASHOKA SHOW THAT
MENTION THE VICTORY OVER KALIGNA
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THE LAST KING OF MAURYA DYNASTY WAS
BRIHADRATHA
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AFTER MAURYA DYNASTY WHICH DYNASTY IS FOLLOWED
SUNGA DYNASTY BY PUSHYAMITRA
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WHO WAS THE ADVISER OF MAURYA PERIOD
PARISHAD OR MANTRI PARISHAD
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THE CHIEF OF JANAPADAS WAS
RAJUKAS OR PRADESIKAS
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MAHAMATRAS ADMINSTRATED WHICH AREA
CITIES OF ASHOKA
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THE SPECIAL TRIBUNALS OF JUSTICE IN THE PERIOD OF ASHOKA WAS WHOM
MAHAMANTRAS AND RAJUKAS
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SUNG DYNASTY PERIOD
185 BC -73 BC
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PUSHYAMITRA SUNG ESTABLISHED
BRAHMIN
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PATANJALI YOGA WAS COMPOSED DURING WHICH DYNASTY
SUNGA DYNASTY
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WHO WAS THE LAST RULER OF SUNGA DYNASTY
DEVABHUTI