Curated Video
Unification and Cultural Revival During the Gupta Era
In the centuries following the Mauryan Empire, India experienced periods of political disunity. In the fourth century AD, however, the Gupta dynasty emerged, ushering in a period of peace, prosperity, and cultural revival. During this...
Curated Video
Rise of the Mauryan Empire
By the fourth century BC, India had emerged as a nation of 16 autonomous states, with the Mauryan Empire, founded by Chandragupta Maurya, rising as the dominant force. Under Chandragupta and his successors, the empire expanded...
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 52 Magadha
Podcast 52 delves into the expansion of the Magadha Kingdom in Ancient India. [13:28]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 54 Ashoka the Great
Podcast 54 tells the story of Ashoka the Great, emperor of India during the Mauryan Dynasty. [19:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Syncretism in Central Asia
In the third century BCE, between the Greek-influenced Seleucid Empire and the Indian Mauryan Empire lay a small and prosperous kingdom called Bactria. This video is about cultural syncretism--the blending of cultures. What kinds of...