Lesson 76 of 133 • 11 upvotes • 8:25mins
In this lesson the educator talks about the historical background that existed before the rise of Mauryan Empire.
133 lessons • 19h 56m
Prehistoric Age : Features of Paleolithic and Mesolithic Age
15:00mins
Prehistoric Age : Features of Neolithic and Chalcolithic Age
13:45mins
Indus Civilization: Discovery & Extent
11:48mins
Ancient History : Overview Lesson
7:08mins
Sites of Indus Valley Civilization: Harappa & Mohenjodaro
15:00mins
Sites of IVC : Lothal, Rangpur, Alamgirpur & Chandigarh
12:16mins
Indus Valley Civilization : Social life
10:35mins
Indus Valley Civilization : Economic Life
15:00mins
IVC : Religion, Political Organisation and Scripts
11:59mins
Indus Valley Civilization: Causes of Decay & Legacy
12:54mins
Differences between Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization : Part 1
12:46mins
Differences between Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization : Part 2
11:01mins
Early vedic age : controversies regarding homeland of the aryans
12:18mins
Aryans Entry in India and Their Early Settlements
8:46mins
Rig Vedic Civilization: Social Life - Part 1
9:26mins
Rig Vedic Civilization: Social Life - Part 2
15:00mins
Rig Vedic Aryan Civilization : Economic life
14:01mins
Rig Vedic Aryan civilization : Religious life
15:00mins
Rig Vedic Aryan civilization : political organisation
15:00mins
Rig Vedic Aryan civilization : Wars and mode of warfare
10:10mins
Later Vedic Age : The Four Vedas
11:24mins
Vedic literature : Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upnishads and Vedangas
8:23mins
Later Vedic Age : Sutras, 6 System of Philosophy and Epics
8:22mins
Later Vedic Age : Political Organisation- Part 1
9:59mins
Later Vedic Age : Political Organisation- Part 2
12:02mins
Later Vedic Age : Social life Part 1
10:39mins
Later Vedic Age : Social life Part 2
8:06mins
Later Vedic Age : Social Life - Part 3
9:10mins
Economic Life of Later Vedic Age
11:27mins
Religious life of Later Vedic Age
13:33mins
The Caste System
8:04mins
Origin of the caste system
10:27mins
Evolution and Growth of the Caste system
13:35mins
Social functions of the Caste system
8:28mins
Merits of the Caste System
8:18mins
Demerits of the Caste System -Part 1
9:48mins
Demerits of the Caste System - Part 2
8:07mins
Future of the Caste System
8:02mins
The Epics - Ramayana and Mahabharata
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Story of Ramayana
10:07mins
Story of Mahabharat
13:00mins
Political Condition
9:36mins
Social Condition
8:52mins
Legacy of the Vedic Aryans
10:10mins
Legacy of Vedic Aryans - Part 2
9:58mins
North India in 6th century B.C.
12:30mins
North India in 6th century B.C. - Part 2
11:43mins
Administration of the Republic in the 6th century BC.
10:22mins
Rise of Magadha
12:43mins
Jainism and Buddhism - Political Conditions
13:58mins
Before Jainism and Buddhism: Socio religious environment
15:00mins
Jainism : life of Mahavira
14:23mins
Doctrine of Jainism: Positive Principles
9:10mins
Doctrine of Jainism: Negative Principles
5:19mins
Growth of Jainism: Causes of Spread
9:11mins
Sectarian Development of Jain Sangha
8:15mins
Causes of Limited Appeal of Jainism
8:47mins
Legacy of Jainism: social and religious effects & economic effects
8:07mins
Legacy of Jainism: Cultural and Political Effects
8:10mins
Buddhism: Birth, Parentage and Marriage
8:01mins
Buddhism: Four signs, Great Renunciation and Enlightenment
8:07mins
Buddhism: Preaching and Death
8:19mins
Teachings of Buddha
12:55mins
The Buddhist Sangha
10:02mins
The Buddhist Councils and Sacred Literature
8:14mins
Growth of Buddhism
11:03mins
Causes of popularity and spread of Buddhism - Part 1
9:30mins
Causes of popularity and spread of Buddhism - Part 2
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Causes of Decline of Buddhism in India
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Causes of decline of Buddhism in India - Part 2
8:19mins
Alexander's invasion of India
10:03mins
Motives of Alexander's invasion of India
9:55mins
Alexander's Decision to return
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Causes of defeat of Indians by Alexander
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Effects of Alexander's invasion
10:14mins
The Maurayan Empire : Historical Background
8:25mins
Main Sources of Mauryan Period
9:18mins
Megasthenes's Indica : Civil administration, Military organization and social condition
9:59mins
Kautilya's Arthashastra
8:38mins
Arthashastra Accounts on Administration
9:50mins
Other Souces of Mauryan Empire
9:56mins
Chandra gupta Maurya : Early Career
8:34mins
Conquests of ChandraGupta Maurya
10:03mins
Civil Administration: Chandragupta Maurya
8:37mins
Chandragupta Maurya: Ministers and Provincial Government
8:58mins
Provincial Administration during Chandragupta Maurya
9:38mins
Village and financial administration under Chandragupta Maurya
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Judicial system and system of espionage under Chandragupta Maurya
8:44mins
Public welfare works and military organisation of Chandragupta
8:54mins
Character and estimate of Chandragupta
9:37mins
Bindusara (298 - 273 BC)
8:42mins
Early Career of Ashoka
9:10mins
Conquest of Kalinga
8:16mins
Ashoka's Empire Account
9:03mins
Administrative reforms of Ashoka - Part 1
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Administrative reforms of Ashoka - Part 2
8:20mins
Ashoka and Buddhism
9:04mins
Buddhism and Ashoka as a Patron
9:21mins
Ashoka's Dhamma or Law of Piety
8:22mins
Main principles of Dhamma
9:03mins
Importance of Dhamma
8:26mins
Ashoka's edicts
10:02mins
Historical importance of ashoka's edicts
8:06mins
Information of ashoka's Royal edicts
9:02mins
Ashoka as a great monarch
10:13mins
Successors of Ashoka
9:31mins
Causes of the downfall of Mauryan Empire - Part 1
8:32mins
Causes of the downfall of Mauryan Empire - Part 2
8:13mins
Social life during the Mauryan period
8:41mins
Social life during mauryan period - slavery, diet and dresses and ornaments
8:21mins
Social life - dress and ornaments, amusements, medical arrangements and high model standard
9:22mins
Economic life during the modern period - part 1
8:23mins
Economic life during the modern period - part 2
10:00mins
Economic life during the modern period - part 3
8:44mins
Mauryan Art
10:04mins
Modern Art - minor works of art, art of polishing and art of Engineering
8:32mins
The Kushan Empire: who were the kushanas?
8:56mins
Kanishka and his conquests
8:27mins
Kanishka - war against China and extent of Empire
8:15mins
Kanishka and Buddhism
8:43mins