From a Kingdom to an Empire: Chapter Explanation Video Lecture | Social Studies (SST) Class 6

0:0:0: Imagine a King inheriting a massive
0:0:2: Empire across India Pakistan and
0:0:5: Afghanistan expecting
0:0:8: happiness winning battles and achieving
0:0:10: Fame but something seemed off after
0:0:13: every
0:0:14: Conquest then suddenly after one such
0:0:17: battle the King was shaken he couldn't
0:0:20: shake off the cries of the soldiers he
0:0:22: defeated and the smell of death that
0:0:24: stuck to him like a bad
0:0:26: dream what he decided next shocked
0:0:29: everyone around him you might be
0:0:32: wondering who is this King he is one of
0:0:35: the greatest conquerors of ancient India
0:0:37: Ashoka the great his Fame is not great
0:0:41: because of the lands he conquered but
0:0:43: because of the kindness he showed in the
0:0:45: later stages of his rule in this video
0:0:49: we will discuss the Empire of
0:0:52: Ashoka ashoka's Kingdom wasn't always an
0:0:55: Empire it grew from the seeds planted by
0:0:58: his grandfather Chandra gupt Moria more
0:1:2: than 2,300 years ago Chandra gupt Moria
0:1:6: became the founder of the MAA Dynasty
0:1:9: wise chanakya also known as kotala was
0:1:13: chandragupt's secret weapon his clever
0:1:16: ideas are captured in the AR shastra a
0:1:19: book for politics that helped in the
0:1:21: creation of a strong
0:1:24: Kingdom the Maas were a dynasty with
0:1:27: three important rulers chundra gupt his
0:1:31: son bindusar and bindusar son
0:1:34: Ashoka every leader played an important
0:1:37: part in building the Empire chundra gupt
0:1:40: brought together different kingdoms
0:1:43: bindusar made the territory bigger and
0:1:45: Ashoka changed
0:1:47: everything but how did Ashoka achieve
0:1:50: this greatness the key to understanding
0:1:53: his view lies in the writing on pillars
0:1:55: and rocks found throughout his large
0:1:58: empire
0:2:0: so let's uncover the story of Ashoka by
0:2:3: figuring out the messages from the past
0:2:7: in his was Empire life grew and
0:2:9: succeeded in many ways partly Putra
0:2:13: stood proud on the banks of the gangers
0:2:16: Traders sold things in busy markets
0:2:19: skilled workers made beautiful items and
0:2:22: smart people talked in large
0:2:24: Halls it was like a small version of the
0:2:28: empire in the northw West taxila was an
0:2:31: important entrance to Central
0:2:33: Asia Greek Travelers were impressed by
0:2:36: its universities and good trade it was a
0:2:40: place where ideas and goods moved easily
0:2:43: connecting East and
0:2:44: West in the South Udan was busy
0:2:48: connecting the North and South Traders
0:2:51: with spices and clothing came and went
0:2:54: and artists and Poets enjoyed themselves
0:2:56: in the
0:2:58: city
0:3:0: but the Empire wasn't just about Grand
0:3:3: cities outside the busy City there were
0:3:6: small villagers farms and thick
0:3:9: forests the languages in the empire were
0:3:12: as different as the lands Common People
0:3:16: spoke prit while the grand Sanskrit was
0:3:19: used in the
0:3:20: courts it sounded like a mix of voices
0:3:24: each language carrying its own stories
0:3:26: dreams and
0:3:28: traditions ruling such a large piece of
0:3:31: land was a great challenge ashoka's
0:3:34: Empire covered a large area from the
0:3:36: fertile Plaines of the gangas to the
0:3:39: mountains in the Northwest including a
0:3:41: mix of cultures and
0:3:43: Customs Ashoka managed to rule this with
0:3:46: a proper system maintained by his
0:3:49: advisers in the center of the Empire
0:3:52: near ply Putra the emperor had
0:3:56: control loyal officials managed taxes
0:3:59: made maintained order and made sure
0:4:1: people followed his
0:4:3: commands Messengers traveled back and
0:4:6: forth sharing updates regarding Law and
0:4:9: Order while spies watched for any
0:4:12: problems trusted family members and
0:4:15: advisers including chanakya supported
0:4:18: Ashoka in this important center making
0:4:21: sure everything worked well in his inner
0:4:25: circle as we move from the main center
0:4:28: of the empire the control over power
0:4:31: becomes less
0:4:32: strict in places like taxila and Udan
0:4:36: Governors or Royal princes had power
0:4:40: even though they recognized partly
0:4:42: putra's control they also kept some
0:4:44: Independence this system allowed them to
0:4:47: have complete control over the
0:4:51: Empire the Maas focused on protecting
0:4:54: important paths like roads and rivers
0:4:57: essential for trade and communication
0:5:0: chanakya's book the ATA shastra shows
0:5:3: their planned interest in areas with a
0:5:5: lot of
0:5:7: resources the Northwest provided warm
0:5:10: blankets and South India gave gold and
0:5:13: valuable
0:5:14: stones Asoka understood the power of
0:5:17: people living in forests he talked to
0:5:20: them and set up a trade where they
0:5:22: provided things like wood honey wax and
0:5:26: even
0:5:27: elephants in exchange Ashoka provided
0:5:30: them with
0:5:32: protection after understanding the rule
0:5:34: of Maan Empire we can tell some of the
0:5:37: key points on the working of rules and
0:5:40: major
0:5:41: cities conclusion in spite of the doubt
0:5:45: Chandra gups rule is recognized as a
0:5:47: turning point in Indian history placing
0:5:50: the foundation for ashoka's later
0:5:53: achievements partly Putra with its busy
0:5:56: streets and Tall walls stands as a
0:5:59: symbol of of the greatness of the MAA
0:6:4: Empire difference between an Empire and
0:6:7: a kingdom kingdoms are like smaller
0:6:10: countries ruled by a king or queen
0:6:12: usually passing power within their
0:6:15: family Empire are much bigger and
0:6:18: include many kingdoms or regions under
0:6:20: one ruler known as an
0:6:22: emperor think of Kingdoms as small and
0:6:25: local while Empire are large and include
0:6:28: different places
0:6:32: Dynasty when members of the same family
0:6:35: become rulers one after another the
0:6:38: family is often called a
0:6:40: dynasty the Maan Dynasty had rulers like
0:6:44: Chandra gupt Maia bindusar Ashoka and
0:6:47: their
0:6:49: descendants we hope that you have
0:6:51: understood the chapter from a kingdom to
0:6:53: an
0:6:54: Empire now here's a secret on how you
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0:7:0: app you can learn with chapter notes
0:7:3: watch video lectures and solve ncer
0:7:6: based McQ tests of this chapter on edu
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