Day: May 18, 2020

Post – Mauryan Period: Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas, Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage: Part II GROWTH OF URBAN CENTRES Villages More is known about cities of c. 200 BCE–300 CE than about villages and agriculture. selfstudyhistory.com The Kushans promoted agriculture. The earliest archaeological traces of large-scale irrigation in Pakistan, […]

Post – Mauryan Period: Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas, Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage: Part III TRADE AND TRADERS The period c. 300 BCE–300 CE saw a significant expansion of trade activity, both within the subcontinent and between the subcontinent and other lands. selfstudyhistory.com Money economy: Trade was facilitated by […]