Magadha Empire Video Lecture - Class 6

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the world has witnessed the rise and
fall of the mighty empires since time
immemorial India has also experienced
the same fate for the first time under
the rule of the mighty Mauryan kings
India was brought under the rule of one
dynasty for the first time in history
the impressions on Indian soil are
clearly visible rise of maurya's was a
sequel of Alexander's invasion on India
India escaped threat of Alexander and
Alexander's troops were petrified by the
Indian troops of several jump odds and
m'god Chanakya had personal grudges
against nanda ruler of magadh dan and ah
the nanda ruler once insulted Chanakya
in order to avenge that
Chanakya train chandra gupta
Chandragupta raised an army and attacked
Pataliputra citizens also supported him
to end the corrupt rule of de nada
establishment of the Maurya dynasty was
incomplete due to the presence of Greece
kasha traps at its borders or jhana has
advised general Gupta waged war against
them
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Chandragupta defeated Seleucus Nicator
in 305 BC and rested here on kandar
cobble valley and Balochistan being
defeated
Seleucus got his daughter married with
Chandragupta
Seleucus sent megasthenes as an
ambassador in india he provides the
first account of the empire and the city
of pataliputra he described the empire
as extended from the Stone Age tribes of
the Himalayas to the cities of planes
the land of the 118 nation and states
rich and fertile with River so wide that
the other side could not be seen the
capital city was located on the
confluence of four rivers measured 22
miles encircle the city stretched nine
to ten miles on the banks of the Ganges
protected by massive fortification walls
having 570 watchtowers and sixty-four
kids
houses were made of mud and wood king's
palace was also made of boredom the army
consisted of more than six lakh men
three thousand elephants made Mauryan
army a formidable force in the
subcontinent
thus Chandra Gupta Empire was the first
precursor of the modern India the
Emperor abdicated the throne after
embracing Jainism and left to
shravanabelagola in Karnataka Bindusara
followed the expansionist policy of his
father he expanded the kingdom in the
south but failed to suppress Kalinga he
appointed his sons as governors of the
province Prince Ashoka was appointed in
a jam susima the elder brother was the
governor of Taxila rebellion broke out
in ta'ala after his continuous efforts
Tsushima failed to suppress it bindusara
immediately moved ashoka to tequila the
prince promptly moved ashoka proved
himself equally to the task and suppress
the rebellion 273 BC bindusara breath
his last he was succeeded by the king
who came to be known as beloved of God
he was none other than King Ashoka the
warrior Prince occupies the throne of
pataliputra Kalinga the lone region
outside the control of Moria rulers
posed political economic challenges to
the Mauryan Empire it brought the
ceiling for Pataliputra Ashoka realizing
the importance of Kalinga invaded the
land which proved this last war he
marched with a large army consisting of
chariots of archers foot soldiers and
war elephants mounted with archers on
the four sides Kalina put up a heavy
resistance but was not a match for the
mighty power of the mauryas the war
caused death of a hundred thousand
people and a hundred and fifty thousand
were captured
Ashoka was moved by seeing the
destruction damage and Massacre that his
desire had brought upon the innocent
people Ashoka asked for forgiveness from
the Almighty for his actions of the past
suddenly sound of bells fell into the
years of Ashoka he turned toward the
source of the sound
Ashoka told his dream to a monk monk
asked him to take refuge in Buddha
Buddha shanem Khatami Sangam sangham
sharanam gachami chants from behind
mom touched his head which put an end to
Ashoka's anxiety he closed his eyes in
peace this led to the realization of his
deeds and Buddha leading him to the
world of peace to end Sorrows Ashoka
found himself alone and determined
himself to embrace Buddhism and to take
the gospel of peace to the different
corners of the Empire and world Ashoka
visited the places related to Buddha's
life in his tenth Grinnell here this
marked the beginning of the Dhamma
yatras Ashok appointed Dhamma
maha-mantra to popularize Dhamma
instructed Revenue officials to visit
villages every five years to preach the
gospel in pursuance of the Hama policy
he engraved his message on rocks and
erected magnificent pillars these edits
are valuable source to know him in order
to spread Buddhist ideas Ashoka sent his
Dhamma matras to foreign lands he sent
his son Mahindra and daughter
Sanghamitra to Sri Lanka for the same
purpose the importance of peace felt by
Ashoka is given due respect by the
Indian government after independence
thus lion capital of Sarna pillar became
the national emblem of India and the
Dharma chakra is engraved on the central
position in the Indian flag
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