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Sixteen Mahajanapadas5 Concepts

• Monarchies, Republics and Mahajanapadas

  Monarchies and Republics in the Sixth Century B.C.

  PYQ ×2Importance 4/5 What to Study

• The Sixteen Mahajanapadas

  PYQ ×4Importance 5/5 What to Study

• Vatsa, Avanti and Kosala

  Vatsa and Udayana

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Avanti and Pradyota

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Kosala and Prasenajit

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

Magadha13 Concepts

• Rise of Magadha

  Geographical and Economic Advantages of Magadha

  Importance 5/5 What to Study

• Succession of Magadhan Dynasties

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Bimbisara (546–494 B.C.)

  Matrimonial Alliances of Bimbisara

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Bimbisara's Conquest of Anga and Administration

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Bimbisara as a Contemporary of Mahavira and the Buddha

  PYQ 2005Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Ajatasatru (494–462 B.C.)

  Ajatasatru's Wars and the Fortification of Pataligrama

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Ajatasatru's Religion and the First Buddhist Council

  Importance 4/5 What to Study

• Udayin and the Founding of Pataliputra

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Saisunaga Dynasty

  Saisunaga and the Annexation of Avanti

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Kalasoka and the Second Buddhist Council

  Importance 4/5 What to Study

• Nandas

  Mahapadma Nanda and the Nanda Empire

  Importance 4/5 What to Study

• Dhana Nanda and the Wealth of the Nandas

  PYQ 2000Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Nanda Rule and the Rise of Chandragupta Maurya

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

Persian and Greek Invasions10 Concepts

• Persian Invasions

  Cyrus (558–530 B.C.) and India

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Darius I (522–486 B.C.) and the Indian Satrapy

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Xerxes and Persian Control in India

  Importance 1/5 What to Study

• Effects of the Persian Invasion on Trade and Script

  Importance 4/5 What to Study

• Persian Influence on Mauryan Art and Asoka's Edicts

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Alexander's Invasion of India (327–325 B.C.)

  Political Condition of Northwestern India on the Eve of Alexander's Invasion

  PYQ 2006Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Causes of Alexander's Invasion

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Battle of Hydaspes

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

• Halt at the Beas, Retreat and Death of Alexander

  Importance 2/5 What to Study

• Effects of Alexander's Invasion

  Importance 3/5 What to Study

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