9 Flashcards
janapadas joined together to form
mahajanapda
janapadas fought with one another for
fertile land
minerals
at buddha time,there were total _____ mahajanapada
16
which mahajanapada emerged to be strongest of all
magadha
there were ___ groups in vajjain confederecy and its capital was
18
vaishali
location of magadha in present context?
around patna in bihar
who founded magadha MJ?
bimbi-sara
bimbisara belonged to ______ dynasty
haryanka
who succeeded bimbisara
his son (ajata-satru)
name the fort laid by Ajatasatru
fort of pataliputra
name the following capitals of Magadha MJ:
1st
2nd
last
srivasthi
rajgir
pataliputra
who defeated haryanka dynasty and took over magadha MJ
sisu naga
sisunaga was suceeded by ?
nanda dynasty
name the first nanda king?
maha padma nanda
accomplishments of maya padma nanda?
crosses vindhyas ,annexed deccan
nandas patronized which religion
jainism
which magadha kings were sudras?
sisu naga
maha padma nanda
which foreign invader was comtemporary to nandas?
alexander
name the last nanda king
dhana nanda
who defeated dhana nanda and took over maghda dynasty?
chandragupta maurya
chandragupta maurya formed ______ empire
mauryan
CM defeated greek general _______ and annexed _______ into his empire
Selecus Nikator
afghanistan,gandhara
which greek ambassador stayed in chadragupta maurya’s court?
Megasthenese
Book written by Megasthenese on india?
indica
CM left his throne and went to south india with jain monk named?
Bhadrabagu
CM died ad devout follower of jainism at ________
saravana-bela-gola
CM was succeeded by
bindusara( his son)
bindusara ruled for
25 years
bindusara was succeeded by
ashoka(his son)
ashoka annexed kalinga , ____ years after coronation
8
ashoka hated ___ vijaya and adopted _____ vijaya
dig
dharma
were sacrifices banned in ashoka’s rule
yes
dharma was spread by ashoka through?
rock edicts
ashoka appointed _____ to help people
dharma maha matras
name the emperor who established the first indian welfare state?
ashoka
tell about language of ashoka’s rock edicts?
written in regional languages
ashoka renovated the buddhist monuments of
kapil vastru
bodh gaya
saranath
ashoka organised the ___ buddhist council in pataliputra
3rd
who organised the 4th budhist council and where?
kaniskha(aka ashoka 2)
kashmir
name the person send by ashoka to ceylon for spread of buddhism?
mahendra( he was ashoka’s son)
which buddhist stupas of ashoka were marvellous?
sarnath
lumbini
ashoka’s pillar has ______ influence
persian
language used in ashoka’s edicts in:
NW india
afghanistan
NW india- prakit
afghanistan- kha-roshti
mauryan empire was divided into how many provinces
5
name the capitals of: N province S province E province W province Main province
N province-taxilla S province-swarnagini E province-dosali W province-ujjaini Main province-pataliputra
main province of mauryan empire was
magadha
the high offficials in mauryan empire who served as suprintendents and governeres were known as
Maha-matras
those who protected the frontier of mauryan empire were known as
Adda-maha-matras
acc. to megasthenese the administration of pataliputra was maintained by ____ officers who belonged to ___ committees
30(also administered the army)
6
each committee had specific
function
name the functions of the 6 committies
1-infantary 2-cavalry 3-elephants 4-chariots 5-navy
6-other roles
what was the role of the 6th committee?
transport,food,medical facility & production of weapons for army
2 things which were banned by ashoka
sacrifices
torture to prisoners
was death sentence banned by ashoka
No , he only found new methods to console the people who were given death sentence
name the last mauryan king
Bri-had-ratha
Bri-had-ratha was assassinated by _________
Pushya-mitra
