Canberra, 29 January 2014 Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya (375-415 A.D) At the end of Samudra Gupta’s reign the Gupta Empire was undoubtedly the most powerful and prosperous in the sub-continent. This envious position was achieved through two conscious and concerted activities of the dynasty—first was the minor conquests of Chandra Gupta I, followed by the aggressive […]
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FROM INDUS TO INDEPENDENCE: A TREK THROUGH INDIAN HISTORY; Part 16
Canberra, 23 September 2013 THE AGE OF DIFFUSION AND DISINTEGRATION (~200 B.C. to 300 A.D.) Section II OF GREEKS AND NOMADS The Yavanas In ancient times, the people who moved eastwards from the other side of the Mediterranean Sea, whether Greeks, Macedonians or Ionians, were all referred to as Yona, Yauna or Yavana, by both […]
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