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The Post-Mauryan Economy (Useful Notes)

The post-Mauryan economy was based on the growth of agriculture, internal and long distance trade and on crafts and arts. The most important development of the period was the flourishing trade between India and the Western world. Improved internal communication system under the Mauryas was responsible for the growth of trade and commerce in the post-Mauryan phase. Image Source: [...]

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School of Arts during Post-Mauryan Period

1. Gandhara art: The Kushan age has become famous for flourishing Gandhara art. Gandhara was situated in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent on the banks of river Indus. Right from the time of the Buddha, the region has played an important role in the promotion and propagation of Buddhism in the whole of Central Asia. It is difficult [...]

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Religion of Different State during Post-Mauryan Period

In the post-Mauryan phase, people followed Vedic Sanantanadharma, Buddhism and Jainism. The rulers, in spite of their personal affiliation to a particular religion or deity never appear to have made that particular religion the state religion. It is misleading to speak of either 'Hindu India' or 'Muslim India' though it is true that religion played a very crucial role in [...]

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