Post Mauryan Period

Post Mauryan Period

• Milindar
• Shakala/ Sialkot Capital
• accepted Buddhism; persued by buddhist monk Nagasen => change his name: Milind. => conversation written in MILIND PANHO.
• Sakas
• established by RUDRADAMAN. => first ruler to issue an inscription in sanskrit language.=> not made previous by any ruler.
• SUDARSHAN LAKE (in Kathiawar Gujarat) made by CGM was repaired by RUDRADAMAN.
• SAKA succeeded by PARTHIAN=> most imp ruler GONDOPHERNES => spreaded CHRISTIANITY with assistance st.THOMAS in 1st century AD.
• Kushanas
• most important ruler KANISHKA => PESHAVAR was capital
• 4th Buddhist council 
• highest purity GOLD COIN issued with the figure of king on it. => also issued COPPER COIN in great number
• this period saw highest level of MONETIZATION.
• they patronized ART ARCHITECTURE in India.
• this period suggest highest level of URBANIZATION. 
• Sunga Dynasti
• PUSHYAMITRA SUNGA : 
• MALAVIKAAGNIMITRA by KALIDAS
• Revived BRAHMINIC PRACTICES also VEDIC RITUALS and SACRIFICES.
• succeded by KANVAS in 72 BC established by VASUDEV KANVA.
• KANVAS
• also continued BHRAMINIC PRACTICES
• BHAGAVATH worship emerged => NO SACRIFICE only DEDICATION from now onwards.
• during period of VASUDEV KANVA a greek ambassador ka. HELIODORUS came to india and accepted BHAGAVATHISM
• HELIODORUS erected iron pillar dedicated to BHAGVAT in BHILSA (MP). => this is the first archaeological evidence of worship of vishnu.
• SATAVAHAN
• established by SIMUKH in 1st century AD. 
• the most famous ruler=> GAUTAMI PUTHRA SATAKARNI. => matrilineal society only for name purpose but originally patriarchial.
• patronised BRAHMANICAL religion and performed several VEDIC PRACTICES.
• first rulers to start the practice of GRANTING LAND FOR BRAHMAN. => lead to FEUDALISM
• Note: chola was also granted land to brahmin but chronologically satavahan was first.
• they issued LEAD coins.=> first time for commercial transaction.
•  known for writing books like GATHA SAPTHASATHI by HALA in PRAKRIT.