- 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
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Showing posts with label Gupta age. Show all posts
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Histoy-Sangam period and the concluding part of Gupta Period
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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