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The Indo-Aryans were part of an expansion into the Indus Valley and Ganges Plain from,The Indo-Aryans continued to settle the Ganges Plain, bringing their distinct religious beliefs and practices, These migrations took place over several centuries and likely did not involve an invasion
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Possibly climate change. A few decades ago, there was a hypothesis that invasions might have been the reason. There are various serious holes in that theory including the absence of any archaelogical evidence of such destruction.
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ruled by the Mauryan dynasty, was a geographically extensive and powerful political and military empire in ancient India. Originating from the kingdom of Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic plains of modern Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal, the empire's capital city was at Pataliputra near modern Patna. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Empire in 322 B.C.E.
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Ashoka, also spelled Aśoka , last major emperor in the Mauryan dynasty of India. His vigorous patronage of Buddhism during his reign furthered the expansion of that religion throughout India.
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One of the most famous wars in Indian history and also one of the bloodiest battles in World history, the Kalinga War was fought between Ashoka, the great Mauryan Emperor, and the ruler of the State of Kalinga, a feudal republic located on present-day Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.
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By finding the path to Enlightenment, Siddhartha was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of Enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or 'awakened one
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The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy.
