HIST 10  World History to 1500
Lect. # 11

"How To" Primers of Ancient India
(pyar do pyar lo)

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I.    Mauryan Empire (322 - 185 BCE)
         A. Chandragupta Maurya (ca. 322-298 BCE)
              • Pataliputra
              • Kautilya
              • Arthashastra

        B. Ashoka (268-232 BCE)
              • Kalinga
              • Buddhism
         C. Collapse of the Mauryan Empire

II.Gupta Dynasty (319-540 CE)
         A. Background
              1. Chandra Gupta (r. 320-330 CE)

         B.Gupta Government

              1. Political rule
                         • Lichchhavi - consolidation through marriage ties
                         • Maharajadhiraja - "King of Kings"
                         • Cakravartin = Ideal King
              2. Society
                         • Chinese observer:  Faxian (Fa-hsien)

              3. Culture: Gupta Art and Literature

                         • Ajanta Caves
                         • Kalidasa (Shakuntala)
                         • Kamasutra (warning: subject matter may offend some students)

          F. Decline of the Guptan Empire

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