Important Dynasties of Ancient India KASI Dynasty: o One Of its ruler ASHRASENA was the father of 23rd Jain

Thirthangara PARASA ANATH who li!ed 2"# years $efore %aha!ira o Anne&ed $y 'osala HARYANKA Dynasty: ()%()SARA: o His *oreign Poli+y is %atri,onial Allian+e o He ,arried 'oshala De!i- Sister of 'osala Ruler PARSENAJ)T and got 'asi as dowry AJATASHATR.: o *ather: (i,$isara o %other: /hellana- 0i+h+hha!i Prin+es o *irst (uddhist /oun+il 1 Ra2gir 3453 (/6Pre7: %a8asa99a: o /on;uered a22is /onfederation after a 9rolonged struggle .DA<)N: o *ound a +ity +alled PATA0)P.TRA and ,ade it as +a9ital o 'illed $y his ,inister SH)S.NA=A SHISUNAGA Dynasty: SH)S.NA=A: Anne&ed A!anthi 'A0ASO'A: o Se+ond (uddhist /oun+il 1 aishali 3353 (/6Pre7: Sa$haga,i: o 'illed $y his ,inister %AHAPAD%ANANDA NANDHA Dynasty: %AHAPAD%ANANDA: o *a,ously +alled .grasena 3Terri$le Ar,y: o Anne&ed 'alinga $efore Aso8a 3sour+e: Hathigu,$a )ns+ri9tion- Hathigu,$aOrissa during 9eriod of 'alingan 'ing 'ARA E0A: DHANANANDHA:

o 0ast Ruler o Ale&ander>s )n!asion 332?(/: during his 9eriod- $ut he did not fight with Ale&ander o Defeated $y /handragu9ta %aurya with the hel9 of a (rah,in na,ed ishnu =u9ta @ /han8ya @ 'autilya

MAURYAN Dynasty: /HANDRA =.PTA %A.R<A: o %eet Ale&ander 1 Ta&ilaA *ollowed Jainis, o Defeated )ndo =ree8 ruler SE0E./.S N)/ADOR3his a,$assador was %A=ASTHANESE whose wor8 are +o,9iled as $oo8 +alled )ND)/A: o (e+ause of B2 year fa,ine in gangeti+ 9lain he a$di+ated the throne to his son and +a,e to %ysore 3/handragiri: to s9read Jainis, in South 3lead $y: (HADRA(AH. who fasted unto death and died6C+alled SA00E'ANA6Cto o$tain ,o8sha: ()ND.SARA: o *a,ously +alled A,itra 'artha 3Slayer of foes:A *ollowed A2i!i8ais, o Re+ie!ed a =ree8 3Syria: a,$assador DER%AE0.S sent $y the ruler ANT)O/H.SD (indusara re;uested hi, to sent wine- fig and a 9hiloso9her or a so9hist $ut Antio+hus sent only wine and fig as 9er their +usto,D ASO'A: o His +on+e9t was Dhar,a or Dha,,a o To 9ro9agate it- he issued edi+t or ins+ri9tions666Pillar and Ro+83%inor and %a2or3B4::DThese edi+ts tell a$out the 'ings 0ifeD o A,ong the B4- 2nd and B3th edi+ts are i,9ortant o 2nd6CAso8a 9lanted trees and laid roads E sent ,edi+al ,issionaries to neigh$ouring +ountries !i7 /hera- /hola- Pandiyas o B3th6C*ought 'alinga Far in 2#B(/A Sent (uddhist ,issionaries to neigh$ouring +ountriesA Also used the word GAndra8asH o Third (uddhist /oun+il 1 Patali9utra 32"#(/6Pre7: %o8ali9utta Tissa: (R/HARTHRA'A: o 0ast %auriyan Ruler 'illed $y his ,inister P.SH<A%)THRA S.N=A SUNGA Dynasty:

P.SH<A%)THRA S.N=A: o He was a (rah,in6CSo (rah,in re!i!alis, too8 9la+e o =reat gra,,arian or *ather of <oga PATHANJA0) li!ed in his +ourt A=N)%)THRA: o He was the hero or +entral 9lay of 'alidasa>s $oo8 %A0A )'A A=N)%)THRA (HA=A%)THRA@(HA=A ATHA =.PTA: o isit of =ree8 A,$assador Heliodorous 3he was +on!erted into (haga!athis,:Isour+e: (esanagar )ns+ri9tion- %adhya PradeshJ

DE A(H.T): o 0ast Sunga RulerA 'illed $y his ,inister AS.DE A 'AN A KANVA Dynasty: AS.DE A 'AN A: *irst Ruler S.SAR%AN: Fas defeated and 8illed $y SATA AHANA ruler P.0A%A<) ) SATAVAHANA Dynasty: o They were Andhra Peo9leA 0anguage: Pra8ritA *ounder: Si,u8aA /a9ital: Pratisthan@Python on the $an8 of ri!er =oda!ari o )ssued a ty9i+al /oin +alled Potin 3,ade of tin: HA0A: Frote a $oo8 +alled =ATASAPTASAT)@SATHAS)6Csays a$out lo!e and lust =A.T%)P.TRA SATA'ARAN): =a!e i,9ortan+e to wo,an P.0A%A<) ) : 0ast Ruler GUPTA Dynasty: /HANDRA =.PTA: %arried 0i+h+ha!i Prin+ess 'u,arade!iA )ssued 'u,arade!i ty9e of +oin SA%.DRA =.PTA: /alled as )ndian Na9oleanA Son of /handra =u9taA eena PlayerA A+hie!e,ents are ,entioned in Allaha$ad )ns+ri9tion written $y his +o,,ander HAR)SENA /HANDRA =.PTA )): A+hie!e,ents ,entioned in )ron Pillar in %eruli 3Old Delhi:A isit of /hinese tra!eller *A6H)EN 3(ut he ne!er ,et 'ing:A Too8 the title /handra =u9ta i8ra,aditya '.%ARA =.PTA: (uilt Nalanada .ni!ersity 1 (iharA *irst )n!asion of Huna 3(ut got defeated: S'ANDHA =.PTA: Re9eated )n!asion of Huna Rulers $ut got defeated

)SHN. =.PTA: 0ast Ruler of =u9ta E,9ire $y A$ilash R ' Referen+e: N/ERT