Rau’s IAS Ancient History Notes for UPSC Exam 2024-2025 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Notes on Ancient History for the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Written by a team of Rau’s IAS Faculty and subject experts, the book covers all the important topics in Ancient History for UPSC Exam.
Pre-Historic Age
Indus Valley Civilisation
- Phases of Indus Valley Civilisation
- Geographical Setting of Harappa/Indus Valley Civilisation
- Town Planning
- Major IVC Site
- Economy of IVC
- Harappan Script
- Society of Harappans
- Crafts of IVC
- Decline of Indus Valley Civilization
- Important IVC Sites in India
Vedic Period
- Indo-Aryan
- Vedic Literature
- Rigveda
- Samaveda
- Yajurveda
- Atharvaveda
- Polity of Vedic Age
- Socio-Religious Life of Vedic Age
- Economy of Vedic Age
- Crafts of Vedic Age
Mahajanapadas and Emergence of Buddhism & Jainism
- Reasons For Rise of Jainism & Buddhism
- Buddha’s Life
- Religious Teaching of Buddha
- Buddhist Councils
- Sects Of Buddhism
- Bodhisattvas
- Contemporary And Follower Rulers Of Buddha
- Buddhist Sangha
- Buddhism & Women
- Buddhist Universities
- Buddhist Literature
- Buddhist Architecture
- Reason for Decline of Buddhism
- Dhamma And Its Relevance
- Jainism
- Religious Philosophy of Jainism
- Tirthankaras & Their Symbols
- Sects Of Jainism
- Jaina Councils
- Jain Literature
- Jain Art & Architecture
- Reasons For the Decline of Jainism
- Common Elements Between Jainism & Buddhism
- Difference Between Jainism and Buddhism
- Impact Of Jainism and Buddhism
- Bhagvatism
- Mahajanapadas
- Various socio-economic and political conditions during the Mahajanapadas period
- Emergence of Magadha
- Pre-Mauryan Empire
- Alexander’s Invasion in India
Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period
- Administration of Mauryan Period
- Society of Mauryan Empire
- Economy of Mauryan Period
- Arts of Mauryan Period
- Decline of Mauryan Empire
- Post-Mauryan Empire
- Indo-Greeks: The Foreign Successors of Mauryas
Sangam Age
- Important Dynasties of Sangam Age
- Eco-Region During Sangam Age
- Sangam Polity
- Sangam Society
- Sangam Literature
Gupta Period
- Historical Sources of Gupta Dynasty
- Rulers of Gupta Period
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta-II
- Gupta Administration
- Gupta Economy
- Socio-Religion of Gupta Period
- Gupta's Art & Culture
- Literature of Gupta Period
- Science & Technology During Gupta Period
- Chinese Travellers During Gupta Period
- Golden Age: Reality or Myth
Post-Gupta & Early Medieval India
- Early Medieval South India
- Imperial Chola
- Economy of Imperial Chola
- Religion During Chola Era
- Architecture of Imperial Chola
- Literature of Imperial Chola
- Dynasties in North India
- Rajput Kingdoms
- Society & Economy In Post-Gupta Period
- Early Medieval Society
Miscellaneous
- Social-Economic Life in Ancient India
- Education in Ancient India
- Ancient Indian Ports
- Science in Ancient India
- Key Terms Associated With Ancient Indian History
- Dynasty and Their Founder of Ancient India
- Important Literary Texts of Ancient India
- Important Inscriptions of Ancient India
- Importance of Indigenous Literature & Foreign Accounts in Reconstruction of History
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