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1 day ago · The empire's period of dominion was marked by exceptional creativity in art, architecture, inscriptions and produced texts, but also by the consolidation of caste in the Gangetic plain, and the declining rights of women in the mainstream Indo-Aryan speaking regions of India.
1 day ago · The Mauryan Empire absorbed and integrated diverse cultural influences, enriching its own cultural and intellectual heritage. The interaction with Hellenistic cultures, in particular, brought new ideas in art, architecture, and philosophy, contributing to the cultural dynamism of the Mauryan period. Economic and Cultural Contributions
1 day ago · The monuments at Sanchi today comprise a series of Buddhist monuments starting from the Mauryan Empire period (3rd century BCE), continuing with the Gupta Empire period (5th century CE), and ending around the 12th century CE.
1 day ago · Palatial art and architecture: Pataliputra The Masarh lion. The sculptural style is "unquestionably Achaemenid". Various Indian artefacts tend to suggest some Perso-Hellenistic artistic influence in India, mainly felt during the time of the Mauryan Empire.
- c. 535/518 BCE-323 BCE [1]
- Persian victory
- Indus Valley
1 day ago · Since its earliest known history, the land that roughly corresponds to present-day Odisha has gone by various names, most notably Utkala (or Okkala), Kalinga, and Odra Desha (or Oddaka), which appeared in ancient literature as designations for particular tribes. The ancient Greeks knew the latter two groups as Kalingai and Oretes.
3 days ago · India - Ashoka, Mauryan, Buddhism: Bindusara was succeeded by his son Ashoka, either directly in 272 bce or, after an interregnum of four years, in 268 bce (some historians say c. 265 bce). Ashoka’s reign is comparatively well documented.
3 days ago · While the Indus (or Harappan) civilization may be considered the culmination of a long process indigenous to the Indus valley, a number of parallels exist between developments on the Indus River and the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia.
