HIST 9A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kushan Empire, Maurya Empire, Shunga Empire
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Trade w/ rome: gold comes to india. Inscriptions: most famous-pillar by ashoka, might appear on temple walls. Central asian kingdoms: origins from people coming from central asia, west of afghanistan. Dark periods of indian history: 500 (cid:455)ears. The te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to use wester(cid:374) te(cid:373)plate of histor(cid:455). 2 dominant religions in north india: buddhism/hinduism. First century bce, buddhism moves all the way to china. Dynasty named after man who killed last mauryan king. I(cid:374)doar(cid:455)a(cid:374)s, des(cid:272)e(cid:374)da(cid:374)ts of the ale(cid:454)a(cid:374)der the great"s garriso(cid:374)s, are still around. Sungas are going to be succeeded by the indogreeks. Greatest legacy of the indo-greeks is the school of sculpture. Proliferation of image of the buddha begins with the school. One thing they are in competition for is for the trade of the west. One of the problems with religion in its early phases, are what do we know about the authoritative texts. Did not have in india the cult of an emperor like in the greek world.
