• CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA - (R. 323–298 BCE) FOUNDER OF THE MAURYA DYNASTY

• ASHOKA - THE GREATEST MAURYA RULER. LEFT HIS IMPRINT ON HISTORY BY CONVERTING TO BUDDHISM AND SPREADING THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND INDIA.

KNOWN CAPITALS OF THE PILLARS OF ASHOKA

It refers to the established locations where Emperor Ashoka's iconic pillars were placed, bearing inscriptions of his edicts and messages, showcasing his commitment to promoting Buddhism in ancient India.

• VAISHALILION

  

• SANKISSA ELEPHANT

  

• RAMPURVA ZEBU BULL

  

• LAURIA NANDANGARH LION

  

• RAMPURVA LION

  

• FOUR LIONS, ONCE POSSIBLY CROWNED BY A WHEEL

  

• THE LION CAPITAL OF ASHOKA

  

SHUNGA PERIOD (185-72 BCE)

• STUPA - Started out as small burial mounds erected in sacred places for wealthy individuals and rulers in the Maurya Period.

• VEDIKA - Stone railing around the shoulder of the mound.

• TORANA - Gates in the outer vedika around the stupa point to the cardinal points of the compass

• CHAITYA - A Buddhist shrine or prayer hall with a stupa at one end.

KUSHAN PERIOD

• The KUSHANS (known as the Yuen-chin) migrated to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Northern India.

• Indians trained in Roman styles worked in Gandhara, a region previously exposed to the arts of the Persians, Greeks, and Maurya emperors.

GUPTA PERIOD (320-500 CE)

• The period was named after Chandragupta I.

• This period covers the "classical period" of Indian art.