Showing posts with label Gupta age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gupta age. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009

Histoy-Sangam period and the concluding part of Gupta Period

  • Karaikal , the greatest Chola ruler transferred the capital to Kaveripattinam and he converted the Oliyar community from nomadic to settled life.He also fought a battle at Reuni
  • Perunarkilli,the Chola ruler was the only Chola king to perform Rajsuya yajna
  • Nedunjelian, the Pandya ruler was the hero of Silpapadikaram and he defeated Chola and Chera rulers in the battle of Talaiyangam
  • Ahom was the story of love whereas Puram was the story of battles
  • Thirunavukkarasu coined the term Sangam
  • Thirukural, written by Thiruvaluvar is known as the Bible of the Tamil land and also the 5th Veda
  • Senguttuvan, the Red Chera started Pattini cult was known as Kodal Pirakottiyama and he destroyed the efficacy of sea as a refuge
  • Tolakappiyam was a book on grammer
  • Kadimaram or kavalaram was the worship of tutelary tree
  • Perundevanar translated Mahabharata into Tamil
  • Tamil is the oldest Dravidian language
  • Tolakappiyam is the earliest Tamil literary work extant today
  • Sati or Tippaidal was common
  • Kuppidu-Unit of measurement
  • Nalikal-Unit of time
  • Kalam-Unit of grain
  • Kanam-Gold
  • Velli-Silver
  • Velvi-yajna
  • Kadamai-King's customary tax
  • Variyam-Land yielding tax
  • Variyar-Tax collecting official
  • Alakkus or Ulakku- Revenue measurement
  • Pattinapattu-A work on Kaveripattanam
  • Kalabhras rose against the Brahmins and ended the Sangam period
  • Tirumal was the name of Vishnu
  • Kalanju was a type of gold coin
  • Korkai was known as Kolchi and Mahabalipuram as Melange
  • Malayalam is the latest Dravidian language
  • Spy was known as Orrayiar
  • Nadukkal or virakkal was hero stone
  • Alumbi Vel was revenue accountant
  • Bhasa's Swapnovasavdutta was the earliest Sanskrit drama
  • Earliest evidence of Vishti was in Bhagvata Purana
  • Ritusamhara was the earliest work of Kalidasa
  • Kumardasa wrote Janakiharana
  • Chronlogical order of some Puranas: Manu-Brihaspati-Narada-Katyana-Vayu-Devala
  • Auranasthanika-Officers in charge of wool market during the Gupta period
  • Navaniketan-a book on medicine
  • Vatsvatta wrote the famous Mandasore inscription of Kumargupta
  • Maniyar Math was a circular temple only one of its kind
  • Bhairavi wrote Kiratarjuniyam
  • Yajnavalkya Smriti was the official lawbook of the Guptas
P.S: You should follow D N Jha's Ancient India for Gupta Age and Agnihotri's guidebook for the Sangam age chapter.

History- Gupta Age-Some High Frequency Questions Part I

  • Guptas belonged to Dharana gotra
  • Pushyavarman, a Kamprupa ruler placed as the ruler of North eastern part of the empire
  • The poetic work"Krishna Charitam" is supposed to have been written by Samudragupta and for his poetic brilliance he got the title"Kaviraja"
  • Some of the famous inscriptions of Kumaragupta were Bilsad, Damodarpur,Karmandaka ,Mandasore
  • The Eran insciption(510 AD)is the first reference to Sati in India
  • Yashodharman of Malwa defeated Mihirkula who then retreated to Kashmir and there he embraced Shaivism
  • Apart from Chandragupta II Skandagupta also took the title Vikramaditya
  • Samudragupta and Skandagupta both performed ashwamedha yajna
  • Rulers after Skandagupta Purugupta-Buddhagupta-Vanyagupta-Bhanugupta-Narasimhagupta-KumaraguptaII-Vishnugupta
  • Aprahata-Forest land
  • Nivi Dharma-Land endowment in perpetuity
  • Talavataka was village accountant
  • According to Visakhadutta Vasana the saka ruler killed Ramagupta
  • Allhabad pillar inscription is the first epigraphic evidence of zero
  • The term Bhukti first apeared in the Bhojdeva inscription of Gwalior
  • Tadaga was a reservoir
  • Audrangika collected the King's share in kind
  • Nivartana, Dronavapa, Kulavapa were all units of measurement
  • Total 42 inscriptions of this age are found with maximum belonging to Kumaragupta
  • The great boar image was installed at the gate of Udaygiri
  • Kumaragupta is said to have embraced Buddhism towards the end of his reign
  • Samudragupta sent an embassy to China in 361 AD and Skandagupta sent an embassy to China
  • Mahapratihara was the palace guard
  • Gadhiya was a series of coins during this period
  • Fields owned by cultivators themselves were known as Kutumba Kshetra
  • Dandin wrote Dasakumaracharita
  • Bhattin wrote Ravanabadha
  • According to T'sing Srigupta built a temple for the chinese pilgrims at Mrigashikhavahana
  • Toramana was converted to jainism
  • Earliest evidence of temple prostitution in India, Ramgarh inscription
  • Narada smriti talks about 15 kinds of slaves
  • Drangik-Official for collection of custom duties
  • Yajnavalka Smriti was the official lawbook of the Guptas
  • Kulika-Guild of artisans

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