TNPSC Micro Topics

South India during Mauryan times South India under the Satavahanas Importance of Satavahana Period

Introduction Sources Archaeological Numismatic Epigraphic Literary Classical Tamil Literature Foreign Notices The following Greek and Latin sources inform us about the long distance cultural and commercial connections. **Stupas: The stupa is a heap of clay that evolved out of earthen funerary mounds, in which the ashes of the dead were buried. Buddhist stupas evolved out of

Process of Urbanisation Urbanisation in Sixth Century BCE Housing and Town Planning City of Pataliputra Art and Culture Decline of the Mauryan Empire

Economy and Society Agriculture Crafts and Goods Trade Coins and Currency

Ashoka’s Dharmic State

Provincial Administration District and Village Administration Source of Revenue Judicial Administration

The Mauryan State and Polity Arthasastra

Ashoka Edicts of Ashoka Third Buddhist Council

Mauryan Empire Chandragupta Bindusara

Alexander’s Invasion The Impact of Alexander’s Invasion