The people of Satavahana Empire were fully acquainted with the use of agriculture and iron. Satavahana Empire was divided into five provinces. The western territory of Nasik was ruled by the Abhiras.

The long and efficient rule of the Guptas made a huge impact on the political, social and cultural spheres. Though the Gupta Empire was not as widespread as the Mauryan Empire was in India, yet the ...

Traces of early forms of the panchayat raj system can be found in Vedas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the Mauryan empire and other historical sources. Over the decades, the institutions of the panchayat ...

Sakas were the Scythians, horse-riding nomadic pastoralists of ancient Iran. They destroyed the Indo-Greek rule in India. Sakas were their Sanskrit names. They migrated to Indian subcontinent ...

An investigation by a team of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, using the ground penetrating radar (GPR) has indicated at the existence of ancient structures at Topra Kalan village in ...

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During the Mauryan Empire (321–185 BCE), Emperor Ashoka expanded ... placed India on the global economic map. India is now the third-largest economy (PPP), fifth in nominal GDP, and is ...

Former capitals, lovingly built, objects of pride, coveted and fought over – for their strategic importance, wealth or ...