Day: March 6, 2015

Period of Mahajanapadas: Rise of urban centres Rise of Urban Centres: In 6th century BCE north India, urban settlements with a distinct urban morphology and architecture were clearly emerging in the midst of teeming villages and surrounding forests in the Gangetic plain. selfstudyhistory.com There began the second urbanization in India in 6th century BC. The […]

Formation of States (Mahajanapadas): Republic and Monarchies From the 6th century BCE onwards, the outlines of the political history of north India become clearer, and kings and religious teachers mentioned in different literary traditions can be identified as real, historical figures. selfstudyhistory.com The Sources of period c. 600–300 BCE: Literary and Archaeological Buddhist Texts: Pali […]