14012012 Who is he? Mauyans to Gupta

Kanishka

Buddhist scholars in his court were: (i) Asvaghosa-Bhuddacharita, (ii) Vasumitra-Maharibhase. (ii) Nagorjuna-Sceintist and philosopher, (iv) Charaka-Ayurvedic physician

Chandragupta Maurya

Buddhist text connects them with the tribe of Sakyas that the region was full of peacock i.e. 'Moriyas' and attributed them to Kshatriya clan. It is connected to his reign.

Skandagupta

During his reign Hunas invaded India but repulsed by him.

Dhanananda

During his reign, last Nanda ruler, Alexendra invaded India.

Samudragupta

Eran inscriptions say that he was invincible in battle.

Kumargupta I

Founded the monastry of Nalanda which developed into a great centre of learning.

Kushanas

Gandhara school of Art with Indian tradition and Greek techniques received royal patronage during ____.

Skandagupta

Gupta successors proved weak and could not defeat Hunas.

Samudragupta

He adopted the title of Kaviraj.

Chandragugupta II

He adopted the title of Vikramaditya. He was also called "Simha-Vikram".

Bindusar

He aided Ajivika sect of Jainism foundered by Gusala.

Srigupta

He as the founder of Gupta Dynasty.

Chandragupta

He ascended the throne in 322 B.C.

Chandragugupta II

He extended the limits of empire by marriage alliance and conquest. He married Kubernaga ofNaga dynasty and married his daughter Prabhavati with Vakataka prince Rudrasena-11

Chandragupta

He fought and defeated Selucus Nikator (Alexender's Army General) in 305 B.C.

Bimbisara

Magadha came into prominence under leadership of Bimbisara who belonged to 'Haryanka' dynasty. He was contemporary of Buddha.

Indo-Greeks

The Greeks rule introduced features of Helenistic art in N.W. Frontier of India giving rise to Ghandhara Art.

The Shakas

The Greeks were followed by them who controlled a much larger part of India than the Greeks.

The Parthians

The Shaka domination in north west India was followed by the rule of ____. Originally they lived in Iran.

Jhelum

The battle between Porus and Alexander took at river ___ in which Porus was defeated. He crossed Ravi but despite his best efforts he could not compel his soldiers to cross Beas.

Purushpura or Peshawar, Mathura

_____ was the first capital of Kushanas while ____ was the second.

Chandragugupta II

It was during his rule when the Chinese pilgrim Fahien visited India.

Kumargupta I

Kalidas flourished in the reign of both Kumar Gupta 1 and Chandra Gupta II.

The Satavahanas

"The greatest competitors of them were the ;-ixa's who had established their power in upper Deccan and Western India.

Kanishka

A fourth Buddhist council was held at Kundan Van in Kashmir during his reign, where the doctrines of Mahayana form of Buddhism was finalised.

Ashoka

According to 'Ashokavadana'. he was sent to Taxila to quell a revolt against official oppression. He was awarded the viceroyalty of Ujjain.

Ashoka

According to Buddhist tradition, he usurped the throne after killing his 99 brothers and spared Tissa, the youngest one Radhagupta a Minister of Bindusar helped him in fratricidal struggle.

Kumargupta I

Adopted the title of Mahendraditya.

Samudragupta

Allahabad pillar inscriptions mentions the title Dharma prachar bandhu for him—that is he was the upholder of Brahmanical religion.

Bindusar

Antiochus I of Syria sent Deimachus to his court. He asked Antiochus I for some sweet wine, dried figs, and sophist. Antiocus sent figs and wine but replied politely Greek philosophers are not for sale.

Puruspura

At ____ Kanishka created a monastry and a huge stupa.

Dhananand

Bhadrasala or ___ was the last Nanda king who was defeated by Chandra Gupta Maurya.

Ashoka

He fought the Kalinga war in 261 B.C. in the 9th years of his coronation. The king was moved by massacre in this war and therefore abandoned the policy' of physical occupation.

Alexander

He invaded India in 326 B.C. through the Khybar passi

Mahendragupta I

He lived between (319-20-335 A.D.)

Samudragupta

He lived between (335-380 A.D.)

Chandragugupta II

He lived between (380-412 A.D.)

Kumargupta I

He lived between (418-455 A.D.)

Ashoka

He lived between(273 B.C.-232 B.C.)

Bindusar

He lived between(298-273 B.C.)

Chandragupta Maurya

He lived between(324-300 B.C.)

Shisu Nagas

He lived between(413-344 B.C.)

Udayin

He lived between(460-444 B.C.)

Ajatsatru

He lived between(492-460 B.C.)

Bimbisara

He lived between(544-492B.C.)

Ajatsatru

He possessed a war engine which was to throw stones like catapults. He also had a chariot to which mace was attached and it facilitated mass killing.

Kanishka

He started an era inAD. 78 which is known as Saka era.

Mahendragupta I

He started the Gupta era in A.D. 319-20.

Menander (165- 145 B.C.) or Milinda

He was converted to Buddhism by Nagasena.

Chandragupta

He was converted to Jainism abdicated in favour of Simhasena i.e. Bindusar, went with Bhadra Bahu to Sravan Belgola where he died of slow starvation.

Ashoka

He was not an extreme pacifist. He did not pursue the policy of peace for sake of peace under all conditions. Thus he retained Kalinga after its conquest and incorporated it into his empire.

Gautamiputra Satkarni A.D. (166-130)

He was succeeded by Vashishthiputra Pulmayi (AD. v-l 50). He set-up his capital at Paithan or Pratishthan on Godavari in Aurangabad district.

Skandagupta

He was successor of Kumar Gupta.

Mahendragupta I

He was the first Gupta ruler to assume the title of 'Maharajadhiraj.'

Chandragugupta II

He was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coin.

Kalasoka

He was the successor of Sisu Nagas.

Mahendragupta I

His chief queen Kumaradevi was a Lichchavi princess.

Ashoka

His contemporaries were Antiochus II of Syria, Prolemy II of Egypt, Antigonus of Macedonia, Nlagas of Cyrene, Alexander of Epirus.

Samudragupta

His court poet was Harisena who wrote Allahabad inscription.

Udayin

His reign is important because he built the fort upon the confluence of Ganga and son at Patna.

Ujjain

In about 58 B.C. a king of ___fought and defeated Shakas and called himself Vikramaditya and started an era Vikram Sanvat (57 B.C.)

Kumargupta I

Introduced the concept of worshipping god Kaitikeya.

Gupta Empire

It existed between (275-550 A.D.)

Bimbisara

Magadha's most serious rival was Avanti, its king Chanda Pradyota. Mahasena fought Bimbisara but later on became friends once Bimbisara sent royal physician 'Jeevak' to Ujjain when Pradyota was attacked by Jaundice.

Chandragupta

Megasthenese was a Greek ambassador sent by Selecus to his court. His famous work is known as "Indica".

Chandragugupta II

Meharauli Iron Pillar inscription says that the king defeated the confederacy of hostile chief Vanga and Vahilkas.

Chandragupta Maurya

Mudraraksha of Visakadatta says that the name Maurya was derived from Mura, a Nanda queen, mother or grandmother of him.

Guptas

On account of favourable material conditions they set up their rule over Anuganga (Middle Gangetic basin), Prayag (Allahabad), Saketa (Ayodhya) and Magadh. Their centre of power lay at Prayag.

Samudragupta

On some of his gold coins he is represented playing the Veena.

Chandragupta Maurya

Puranas describe Mauryas as mainly Shudras and unrighteous

Samudragupta

Samudra Gupta believed in policy of violence and conquest.

Shisu Nagas

Sisunagas greatest achievement was destruction of power of Avanti.

Sanskrit drama ''Mudrarakshasa" written by "Vishakhadutta"

The deposition of Nanda by Kautilya and Chandra Gupta Maurya is vividly described in ___ in 4"' century A.D. during reign of Chandra Gupta II.

Bimbisara

The earliest capital of Magadha was at Rajagir also called Grivraja.

Maves or Moga

The first Shaka king was ___.

Nandas

The first imperial and centralised structure was established by them.

The Indo-Greeks

The first to cross Hindukush and Invade India were them who ruled Bactria, lying south of Oxus River area covered by north Afghanistan in 206 B.C.

The Satavahanas

The founder of this dynasty was Simuka who destroyed "i Sunga power.

Gautamiputra Satkarni A.D. (166-130)

The greatest of the Satavahanas was _____. He took pride in calling self the destroyer of Sakas, Greeks and Parthians.

Alexander

The last city he conquered by him was Patala. He died in 323 B.C. in Babylon.

Menander (165- 145 B.C.) or Milinda

The most famous Indo-Greek ruler was ___. He had his capital at Sakala (Sialkot).

Rudra Daman I (AD. 130-150)

The most famous Shaka ruler in India was ____. He ruled over Sindh. Gujarat. Malwa. Kathiawar, Konkan and Narmada valley.

Gondohernes

The most famous of Parthina King was ___ in whose reign St. Thomas is said to have come to India for propagation of Christianity.

The Satavahana Age

The most important of native successors of Mauryas in north were Sungas followed by Kanvas. In Deccan and in Central India the Satavahana succeeded the Mauryas. ___ were contemporary of Kushanas, Sakas and Sangam age.

Kanishka

The most important ruler of Kushan dynasty was ____ who ruled from Bokhara to Ujjain and from Benaras to Afghanistan during 120-162 AD.

Menander

The question asked by ____ relating to Buddhism and the answers given by Nagasena were recorded in form of books known as "Milinda Panho" or Questions of Milinda.

Kalasoka

The second Buddhist council was held during his reign.

The Satavahanas

They are considered to be identical with the Andharas who are mentioned in Puranas but the Puranas ;:eak ofAndhra rule and not the Satavhan. On the other hand, the name Andhra does not appear in Satavahana inscription.

Kushanas

They controlled the famous silk route which was a great source of income to them.

Kushanas

They kings issued numerous gold coins with higher degree of metallic purity than is found in Gupta gold coins.

Nandas

They possessed a huge army which would only be maintained by effective taxation—(Recorded by Greek writer— Arrian).

Nandas

They ruled between(344-324 B.C.)

The Kushans

They were branch of Chinese tribe Yuch-chi. Their empire extended from Oxus to Ganga, from Khorasan in central Asia to Varansi in U.P.

Indo-Greeks

They were first ruler in India to issue coins which can be definitely attributed to kings.

Guptas

They were last ruler of Magadh. they may have been feudatories of Kushan and were probably of Vaisya origin.

Indo-Greeks

They were the first to issue gold coins in India which increased in number under Kushanas.

Ajatsatru

Through out his reign he pursued an aggressive policy of expansion. He enlarged his empire with the addition of Kashi and Vaishali.

Udayin

Thus, he shifted his capital to Patliputra.

Ajatsatru

To meet the danger of Avanti, he fortified Rajgir.

Shisu Nagas

Udayin was succeeded by Shisunaga who temporarily shifted his capital to Vaishali.

Chandragugupta II

Ujjain seems to have been made the second capital by Chandra Gupta 11.

Samudragupta

Vincient A. Smith calls Samudra Gupta the 'Napoleon ofindia'.