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POST MAURAYANPOST MAURAYAN

ECONOMYECONOMYBY:TARUN PRATAPBY:TARUN PRATAP


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THIS AGE MAY BE TERMED AS THE TRANSITION PHASE AS NOTHIS AGE MAY BE TERMED AS THE TRANSITION PHASE AS NOGOLDEN AGE (GUPTA AGE) COULD BE PRECEEDED BY ANY DARKGOLDEN AGE (GUPTA AGE) COULD BE PRECEEDED BY ANY DARK AGE . AGE .

THIS AGE TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST FORMIDABLE AGE OFTHIS AGE TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST FORMIDABLE AGE OFINDIAN HISTORY,BUT HOW ?INDIAN HISTORY,BUT HOW ?

IN THIS PERIOD THE ECONOMY MOVED AT AN ACCELERATED TEMPOIN THIS PERIOD THE ECONOMY MOVED AT AN ACCELERATED TEMPO

AND SOCIETY WITNESSED THE STRUCTURAL RE-ORIENTATION AS AND SOCIETY WITNESSED THE STRUCTURAL RE-ORIENTATION ASSIGNIFICANT GROUPS OF FOREIGNERS PENETRATED INTO INDIANSIGNIFICANT GROUPS OF FOREIGNERS PENETRATED INTO INDIAN AND CHOOSE TO BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE REST OF THE AND CHOOSE TO BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE REST OF THECOMMUNITY.COMMUNITY.

THE OCCUPATION OF THE CRAFTSMEN WAS AN IMPORTANTTHE OCCUPATION OF THE CRAFTSMEN WAS AN IMPORTANTSEGMENT OF THE DAY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MILIEU.THE CRAFTSMENSEGMENT OF THE DAY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MILIEU.THE CRAFTSMENWERE NOT ONLY ASSOCITED WITH TOWNS,BUT ALSO VILLAGESWERE NOT ONLY ASSOCITED WITH TOWNS,BUT ALSO VILLAGES

LIKE KARIMNAGAR IN THE TELINGANA REGION OF ANDRA PRADESH.LIKE KARIMNAGAR IN THE TELINGANA REGION OF ANDRA PRADESH.IT IS SURPRISING TO NOTICE THAT THE TELENGANA REGIONIT IS SURPRISING TO NOTICE THAT THE TELENGANA REGION APPEARS TO HAVE MADE SPECIAL PROGRESS IN IRON-FACTS------ APPEARS TO HAVE MADE SPECIAL PROGRESS IN IRON-FACTS------NOT ONLY WEAPONS BUT ALSO BALANCE RODS,SICKLES,PLOUGH-NOT ONLY WEAPONS BUT ALSO BALANCE RODS,SICKLES,PLOUGH-SHARES,RAORS AND LADLES.SHARES,RAORS AND LADLES.


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E!UALLY SIGNIFICANT WAS THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE CLOTH-E!UALLY SIGNIFICANT WAS THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE CLOTH-MAKING AND SILK-WAEVING.DYEING WAS A CRAFT OF REPUTE INMAKING AND SILK-WAEVING.DYEING WAS A CRAFT OF REPUTE INSOUTH INDIAN TOWNS LIKE URAIPUR,A SUBURB OFSOUTH INDIAN TOWNS LIKE URAIPUR,A SUBURB OFTIRUCHARAPALLI AND ARIKMEDU.THE USE OF OIL WAS HIGHTIRUCHARAPALLI AND ARIKMEDU.THE USE OF OIL WAS HIGHBECAUSE OF THE INVENTION OF THE OILED WHEEL.BECAUSE OF THE INVENTION OF THE OILED WHEEL.

THE INSCRIPTION OF THE DAY MENTIONTHE INSCRIPTION OF THE DAY MENTION

WEAVERS,GOLDSMITH,DYERS,WORKERS IN METAL ANDWEAVERS,GOLDSMITH,DYERS,WORKERS IN METAL ANDIVORY,"EWELLERS,SCULPTURES,FISHERMEN,PERFUME MAKERSIVORY,"EWELLERS,SCULPTURES,FISHERMEN,PERFUME MAKERS AND SMITH AS THE DONORS OF THE CAVE, PILLARS AND SMITH AS THE DONORS OF THE CAVE, PILLARSTABLETS,CISTERNS ETCTABLETS,CISTERNS ETC

COIN MINTING ALSO REACHED A HIGH LEVEL OF E#CELLENCE.COIN MINTING ALSO REACHED A HIGH LEVEL OF E#CELLENCE.

A COIN OF THE SATVAHANA PERIOD SHOWS THAT THROUGH IT HALF A COIN OF THE SATVAHANA PERIOD SHOWS THAT THROUGH IT HALF A DOEN COINS COULD BE TURNED OUT AT A TIME. A DOEN COINS COULD BE TURNED OUT AT A TIME.

IN URBAN HANDICRAFTS TH PRIDE OF THE PLACE GOES TO THEIN URBAN HANDICRAFTS TH PRIDE OF THE PLACE GOES TO THEBEAUTIFUL PIECES OF TERRACOTA PRODUCED IN PROFUSEBEAUTIFUL PIECES OF TERRACOTA PRODUCED IN PROFUSE!UANTITIES.THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND IN MOST OF THE PLACES!UANTITIES.THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND IN MOST OF THE PLACESBELONGING TO THE KUSHAN AND THE SATVAHANA PERIOD.BELONGING TO THE KUSHAN AND THE SATVAHANA PERIOD.


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TH IMMENSE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WASTH IMMENSE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WASBLOSTERED BY THE THRIVING TRADEBETWEENBLOSTERED BY THE THRIVING TRADEBETWEENTHE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE INDIA.THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE INDIA.

WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CENTRAL ASIANWITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN

PEOPLE LIKE THE SAKAS PARTHIANS AND KUSHANSPEOPLE LIKE THE SAKAS PARTHIANS AND KUSHANSTRADE CAME TO BE ACROSS SEA.TRADE CAME TO BE ACROSS SEA.

BROACH,ARIKMEDU,TAMRALOIPTI WERE THEBROACH,ARIKMEDU,TAMRALOIPTI WERE THEIMPORTANT PORTS.IMPORTANT PORTS.

ACROSS LAND THE CONVERGIG POINT OF TRADE ACROSS LAND THE CONVERGIG POINT OF TRADE

ROUTES WAS TA#ILA ,WHICH WAS CONNECTEDROUTES WAS TA#ILA ,WHICH WAS CONNECTEDWITH THE SILK ROUTE PASSING THROUGHWITH THE SILK ROUTE PASSING THROUGHCENTRAL ASIA.CENTRAL ASIA.

U""AIN WAS THE MEETING POINT OF A NUMBER OFU""AIN WAS THE MEETING POINT OF A NUMBER OFTRADE ROUTES.TRADE ROUTES.


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INDIA E#PORTED MUSLINS,PEARLS,"EWELS, ANDINDIA E#PORTED MUSLINS,PEARLS,"EWELS, ANDPRECIOUS STONES FROM THE CENTRAL AND THEPRECIOUS STONES FROM THE CENTRAL AND THESOUTH INDIA.SOUTH INDIA.

INDIAN KINGDOM E#PORTED SENT EMBASSIES TOINDIAN KINGDOM E#PORTED SENT EMBASSIES TO

ROME .THE BEST KNOWN BEING THE ONE-SENT INROME .THE BEST KNOWN BEING THE ONE-SENT IN ABOUT $% B.C WHICH INCLUDED STRANGE ABOUT $% B.C WHICH INCLUDED STRANGECOLLECTION OF MEN ANDCOLLECTION OF MEN AND

ANIMALS,TIGERS,SNAKES,TORTOISE,A MONK AND ANIMALS,TIGERS,SNAKES,TORTOISE,A MONK AND AN ARMLESS BOY WHO COULD SHOOT ARROWS AN ARMLESS BOY WHO COULD SHOOT ARROWSWITH HIS TOES.WITH HIS TOES.

IN THE SOUTHERN KINGDOMS THE MARITIMEIN THE SOUTHERN KINGDOMS THE MARITIMETRADE OCCUPIED THE PRIDE OF OLACE ANDTRADE OCCUPIED THE PRIDE OF OLACE AND

ACCORDING TO PLINY, THE LARGEST INDIAN SHIP ACCORDING TO PLINY, THE LARGEST INDIAN SHIPWAS OF &% TONS.WAS OF &% TONS.


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THE GROWING NUMBERS OF STRANGERS IN THE PORT TOWNS ANDTHE GROWING NUMBERS OF STRANGERS IN THE PORT TOWNS ANDTRADE CENTRES LED TO THEIR ABSORBING INDIAN HABITS.ASTRADE CENTRES LED TO THEIR ABSORBING INDIAN HABITS.ASTHEIR NUMBER GREW ,SOCIAL LAWS OF THE DAY BECAME RIGID ASTHEIR NUMBER GREW ,SOCIAL LAWS OF THE DAY BECAME RIGID ASTO BE SEEN FROM THE LAW CODE OF MANU.TO BE SEEN FROM THE LAW CODE OF MANU.

FURTHER AS THE CONVERSION TO HINDUISM WAS TECHNICALLYFURTHER AS THE CONVERSION TO HINDUISM WAS TECHNICALLYDIFFICULT ,THE NON-INDIAN GROUPS GRADUALLY GREW INTODIFFICULT ,THE NON-INDIAN GROUPS GRADUALLY GREW INTO

SEPARATE SUB-CASTES AND MOREOVER,THE FOREIGHNERSSEPARATE SUB-CASTES AND MOREOVER,THE FOREIGHNERSFOUND IT EASIER TO BECOME BUDDHIST ,INSTEAD OF ARYANS.FOUND IT EASIER TO BECOME BUDDHIST ,INSTEAD OF ARYANS.

IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT THE DHARMASHASTRAS WEREIT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT THE DHARMASHASTRAS WEREWRITTEN WHICH MADE THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE RIGID.WRITTEN WHICH MADE THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE RIGID.

APART FROM THESE WRITINGS ,POETRY AND DRANA WERE ALSO APART FROM THESE WRITINGS ,POETRY AND DRANA WERE ALSOPOPULAR.POPULAR.

THE OUTSTANDING POEM IN TAMIL WAS SHILPADDIKARAM ANDTHE OUTSTANDING POEM IN TAMIL WAS SHILPADDIKARAM ANDMANIMEGALAI.MANIMEGALAI.THE MANUSCRIPT OF ASHVAGHOSH WERE FOUND IN A MONASTRYTHE MANUSCRIPT OF ASHVAGHOSH WERE FOUND IN A MONASTRYIN TURFAN IN CENTRAL ASIA.IN TURFAN IN CENTRAL ASIA.

BHASA’S HISTORICAL ROMANCES REVOLVE AROUND THE E#PLOITSBHASA’S HISTORICAL ROMANCES REVOLVE AROUND THE E#PLOITSOF KING UDAYAN IN AVANTI.OF KING UDAYAN IN AVANTI.


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THE BOOMING TRADE AND COMMERCE OF THETHE BOOMING TRADE AND COMMERCE OF THEPERIOD FORMS THE BASE OF THE URBANPERIOD FORMS THE BASE OF THE URBANSETTLEMENTS.SETTLEMENTS.

THE IMPORTANT TOWNS OF THE DAYWERETHE IMPORTANT TOWNS OF THE DAYWERE

VAISHALI,PATLIPUTRA,SRAVASTI,KAUSAMBI,HASTINVAISHALI,PATLIPUTRA,SRAVASTI,KAUSAMBI,HASTIN APUR,MATHURA,INDRAPRASTHA,,"ALANDER,LUDHI APUR,MATHURA,INDRAPRASTHA,,"ALANDER,LUDHI ANA,ROPAR,TAGAR,PAITHAN,DHANYAKATAKA,ANRA ANA,ROPAR,TAGAR,PAITHAN,DHANYAKATAKA,ANRAVATI,NAGARAR"UNKONDA,BROACH,SOPARA,ARIKMVATI,NAGARAR"UNKONDA,BROACH,SOPARA,ARIKMEDU,KAVERIPATNAM ETC.EDU,KAVERIPATNAM ETC.

THE E#VACATIONS AT SONKH IN MATHURATHE E#VACATIONS AT SONKH IN MATHURASHOWED THAT AS MANY AS SEVEN LEVELS OF THESHOWED THAT AS MANY AS SEVEN LEVELS OF THEKUSHAN PERIOD BUT ONLY ONE OF THE GUPTAKUSHAN PERIOD BUT ONLY ONE OF THE GUPTAPERIOD.PERIOD.


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CHRISTAINITY ENTERS INDIA DURING THISCHRISTAINITY ENTERS INDIA DURING THIS AGE AND THE LATTER ACCEPTED IT WITH AGE AND THE LATTER ACCEPTED IT WITHBOTH THE HANDS,THE CASTE SYSTEMBOTH THE HANDS,THE CASTE SYSTEM

BEING NOT SO RIGID AS THE LATER PERIODBEING NOT SO RIGID AS THE LATER PERIOD AND WE DO NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF AND WE DO NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OFUNTOUCHABILITY,CHILD MARRIAGE,PARDAUNTOUCHABILITY,CHILD MARRIAGE,PARDASYSTEM AND INFANTICIDE.SYSTEM AND INFANTICIDE.

SO IT WAS THE AGE WHICH PREPARES THESO IT WAS THE AGE WHICH PREPARES THEBASE TO MAKE GUPTA PERIOD A GOLDENBASE TO MAKE GUPTA PERIOD A GOLDEN AGE OF INDIA . AGE OF INDIA .

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