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Religious Movements (600 BC – 400 BC) Buddhism

21/10/2017

Religious Movements (600 BC – 400 BC)
Various religious movements like Buddhism, Jainism etc. were born and grew up in the Post-Vedic Period known as the Period of Second Urbanisation or the age of Buddha.
Causes of Religious Movements

The vedic philosophy had lost its original purity.
Causes were generated by the division of the society on the verna basis.
The vedic religions had become very complex and had degenerated into superstitions, dogmas and rituals.
Supremacy of the Brahmans created unrest in the society and Kshatriyas reacted against the Brahmanical domination.

Introduction of a new agricultural economy in the Eastern India.

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Foreign Invasions

4/10/2017

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I. Iranian/Persian Invasion – Darius’s Invasion

The Achaemenid rulers of Iran, who spreaded their kingdom at the same time as the Magadhan princes, tookadvantage of the political disunity on the north-west frontier.
The Iranian ruler, Darius penetrated into north-west India in 516 B.C. and annexed Punjab, west of the Indus, and Sindh. It gave a momentum to Indo-Iraninan trade and commerce. This province was the most fertile area of the Iranian empire. From this province the empire received 360 talent gold as revenue.

The Indo-Iranian contact lasted for about 200 years.

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The Mahajanapada Period (600 BC – 325 BC)

4/9/2017

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The Mahajanapada Period (600 BC – 325 BC)
From the sixth century BC, iron tools and implements began to be widely used. This helped in the production of surplus foodgrains. The surplus could be collected by princes to meet their military and administrative needs. It could also be given to the new towns coming up. All this enabled the people to lead a settled life, to stick to their land, and also to expand at the cost of the neighbouring virgin areas. The rise of large states with towns as their capitals strengthened the territorial idea.

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Important Foreign Travelers/Envoys - History of India

15/8/2017

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1. Megasthenes (Greek) (302-298 BC) :
Megasthenes was a Greek Ambassador sent by Selecus Nikator to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He wrote an interesting book 'Indica' in which he gave a vivid account of Chandragupta Maurya's reign.

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Folk Dances in India

12/8/2017

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Continued from our Post Classical Dances in India, in this post we will discuss Folk Dances in India. The Folk Dances of India are spiritual and religious in content but the main force behind the folk dances in India is the celebratory mood. Indian Folk and Tribal Dances are simple and are performed to express joy.

Rouff : Jammu and Kashmir
The traditional folk dance from the beautiful Kashmir Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Bhangra : Punjab
The folk dance from the Punjab region of India, performed during the harvest festival of Baisakhi.

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Classical Dances in India

8/8/2017

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India is a land of diversities. People of diverse faiths and religions bind together in a great melting pot to form one colourful mosaic. In all spheres of Indian life diversities are clearly visible. These diversities have made the Indian culture a unique one. Like all other aspects of life, the dance forms of India are also varied and different. There are many types of dance forms in India, which are broadly divided into:

Classical Dances
Folk Dances
Tribal Dances

We will discuss Classical Dances in this post and Folk Dances and Tribal Dances in upcoming posts.

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Women Rulers - In The History Of India

3/8/2017

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Rani Rudramma (1259-1289 A.D.)

Rani Rudramma Devi belonged to the Kakatiya dynasty on the Deccan Plateau.
She was the daughter of king Gangapathideva who normally designated her as a son throught the ancient Putrika ceremony and named her Rudradeva.
She succeeded her father when she was only fourteen years old.
She was married to Veerabhadra Eastern Chalukyan prince of Nidadavolu.
She completed the Warangal Fort begun by her father
Marcopolo the Venetian traveller who paid a visit during her rule writes that she was a lover of justice of equality and peace.

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The Vedic Age (1500 BC to 600 BC)

10/7/2017

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The Vedic Civilization was the culture and traditions of the society prevalent during the Vedic age ( 1500- 600 BCE). In various examinations which have a section of general studies, often ask one or two questions about the Vedic civilization. This post of the history will try to cover the essential and exam-worthy details of the ancient Vedic period in easy points.

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Compendium G.K. - History

6/7/2017

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1. Which rebellion broke out in 1816 and continued till 1832?
- Kol

2. Who published 'Uddant Martand' form Kolkata?
- Pandit Jugal Kishore

3. Who led the Salt Satyagrah Movement with Gandhiji?
- Sarojini Naidu

4. Against whom was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating when he succumbed to police brutality?
- Simon Commission

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Compendium GK - History

4/7/2017

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1. Which place was the oldest seat of learning in ancient times?
- Taxila

2. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty :
- Treaty of Yandaboo

3. The Upanished are :
- A source of Hindu philosophy

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