Ancient Indian History || ancient india facts || Indian History

 As an overview and thematic guide to ancient India, the following outline is provided: The Indian subcontinent from ancient periods until the beginning of Mediaeval India, which is commonly dated to the end of the Gupta Empire about 500 CE, is referred to as Ancient India.

History is a discipline that provides information and viewpoints on historical occurrences. It includes a wide range of topics in its given premises, such as geographical conditions and human settlements; society and cultures; governance and administrative systems; trade and economic policy; interstate relationships; wars and battles, and so on, in the time frames of Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern. History is a vital field of Social Science for understanding the past and designing the future accordingly.

Historical Characteristics

1. The most significant parts of history studies are
2. To learn how agriculture or other forms of existence began.
3. When did our forefathers start using metal, and how did they develop spinning, weaving, metalworking, and so on?
4. What was the evolution of the political and administrative systems?
5. How did literature, urban life, science, and architecture evolve, and so on?
6. History does not only refer to the dates and events associated with monarchs or dynasties; it also refers to the study of different characteristics that moulded the overall personality of society and individuals.
7. As a result, history is the study of the whole human past, which spans millions of years.
8. Every civilisation has evolved over a long period of time (beginning with Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern), but they differ in terms of the paths they took and the processes they endured.
9. The primitives were stone-age hunter-gatherers who practised agriculture. Over time, the primitives began to use metal at one point or another. Despite their many similarities in activity, they have distinct cultural, social, political, and religious identities.
10. The study of history aids in the knowledge of individuals, societies, and nations, and as a result, mankind as a whole gains a feeling of identity and belonging.
11. To inquire may be a pretty shallow view.

• Why should you learn about history?
• Is it economically beneficial to our society?

The Goal of History Study

1. The study of the past does not imply living in the past, but rather learning to live with the past.
2. History provides an identity to a culture or nation. It is not something we can deny.
3. Voltaire (a prominent French scholar and statesman) claimed that India is the origin of all civilizations and the birthplace of religion in its purest form.
4. Voltaire went on to say, "In short, I am convinced that everything - astronomy, astrology, metaphysics, and so on - comes to us from the Ganges bank."
5. Pierre de Sonnerate, a French naturalist and traveller, felt that India, the cradle of civilizations, was the source of all knowledge.
6. In the fourth century B. C., Kautilya encourages the monarch in his book 'Arthashastra' to devote some time to hearing historical narrations.
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8. History was given the same sanctity as the holy Vedas, Atharvanavedas, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. The Itihas-Purana is a historical branch of study.

Puranas 

• There are 18 major Puranas and 18 minor Puranas.
• According to the Puranas, the subjects of history are:
• Sarga (Universal Evolution)
• Pratisarga (Universe Involution)
• Manvantantar (Time Recurring)
• Vamsa (genetic list of kings and sages)
• Vamsanucharita (chosen characters' life tales)

The reign of Parikshit (Arjuna's grandson) was regarded a reference point for the royal genealogy recorded in the Puranas.

All of the former dynasties and rulers anterior to Parikshit's reign are referenced in the Puranas in the past tense. The latter kings and dynasties have been described in the future tense.

This might be because the Puranas were completed under the reign of Parikshit. The crowning of Parikshit, as recounted in the Puranas, marks the beginning of the Kali Age.

According to the Puranas, ltihas (History) was regarded in ancient India as a way of illuminating the present and future in the light of the past.

The goal of history was to comprehend and instill a feeling of obligation and sacrifice in people towards their families, families towards their clans, clans towards their villages, villages towards Janapada and Rashtra, and finally towards all mankind.

Historically, history was seen as a potent means of waking cultural and social consciousness. As a result, Purana narrations were an obligatory element of every village and town's annual routine (particularly during the rainy season and during festivals). F. E. Pargitar and H. C. Raychaudhury have attempted to write history using lineages from the Puranas.

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