Why was it more difficult for the Mauryan and Gupta dynasties to build and maintain a large territorial empire in India than it was for the Han Dynasty to do so in China? There are three simple factors that determine why the Mauryan and Gupta dynasties had a more difficult time than the Han Dynasty in building a large empire and maintaining it for long period of time. The three factors are the geographical location and topographical zones‚ the religion and belief system‚ and the social structure/status
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Samudra gupta[citation needed]‚ ruler of the Gupta Empire (c335 – c375 CE)‚ and successor to Chandragupta I‚ is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V. A. Smith. He was called the Napoleon of India because he wanted to conquer more and more. The Allahabad inscriptions or the Prayag Prashashti composed by his court poet. He was the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty‚ who ushered in the Golden Age of India. He was perhaps the greatest king of
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Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were bureaucratic. The central rulers all eventually became hereditary and both empires had rulers that oppressed the peasants in order to boost political control. However‚ the two empires differ in that the emperors had varying justifications for ruling and rose to power in different ways. The Han Dynasty and The Roman Empire both were able to expand and develop their empires with their distinctive governing methods and control. To China‚ the centerpiece
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and the Han Dynasty were similar politically and religiously but differed economically. –During the Classical Age the Imperial Administration of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were similar in a form of centralization but differed in reliance of laws and bureaucrats and governance of new territories. 1st sentence During the Classical Age the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were similar Politically. –During the Classical Age the Imperial Administration of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty
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Archaeologists claimed that they had found a multiplication table at the Gurendi cultural relics of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Zhangjiajie‚ Central China’s Human Province. The table was discovered on a 22 cm-long wooden strip which was broken when it was discovered and the handwriting on it is quite illegible. "We can see that the multiplication table begins at nine times nine equals 81‚ in a sequence that is the inverted opposite of modern tables‚ which start at one times one is one‚" said
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------------------------------------------------- The Gupta Empire (Golden Period of ancient India) * After Greek Empire in India‚ the Empires of Northern India belonged to invaders who came from Central Asia. * In 4th century AD‚ there rose a pure Indian dynasty‚ the Gupta Empire. * In about 320 AD‚ Chandragupta‚ an Aryan prince made a matrimonial alliance with a Nepali queen. The queen’s army was very powerful and her warriors helped by Chandragupta’s skill in leading them‚ quickly conquered the land and built the Gupta Empire.
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This paper will compare similarities and the differences of the Roman and Han Dynasty empires. It will compare their creation‚ maintenance‚ culture‚ and decline. These two giant empires were able to reach great heights‚ but they differed in origin. The Han Dynasty was created when Liu Bang pulled the state back together after the near collapse of the Qin dynasty. (Dunn and Mitchell 202) Rome had a much more humble beginning. “When Rome emerged as a republican city-state in late sixth century B.C
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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Compare and Contrast September 23‚ 2010 Compare and Contrast Patterns in Classical China. Three dynastic cycles—the Zhou‚ the Qin‚ and the Han—covered many centuries of classical China. The dynastic patterns begun in classical Chinese history lasted until the early part of the twentieth century. A family of kings‚ called a “dynasty‚” began ruling China with great vigor‚ developing solid political institutions‚ and encouraging active economies. Each dynasty over time grew weaker‚ tax revenues
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Samuel Schmidt Essay #1-Compare and Contrast the Han and Roman Empires in terms of their technological achievements The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire are both similar and different in terms of their technological achievements. These two empires have set examples on how to be a flourishing‚ organized‚ well developed and successful society. One reason modern day Asia is so successful is because of the Han Dynasty. One reason modern day North America and Europe are so successful is because we
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