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1st Glorious Epoch - Chandragupta - Chanakya

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2nd Glorious Epoch - Yavana - Destroyer, Pushyamitra

Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History: Chapter 2

Chandragupta( 327 - 298 B.C) -> Bindusar( 298 - 273B.C.) -> Ashoka(273 - 232 B.C) -> Brihadrath ( 232 - 184 B.C.) -> Pushyamitra(Shung Dynasty) -> Agnimitra ->Vasumitra

Mighty Bindusar
  • Once started almost all Southern States accepted his rule.
  • Either by peace talks, money, threats or even by sowing seeds of sedition.
  • India was the mightiest in its military sense, of all the nations of the then know World.

Ashoka Enforces Buddhism
  • Banned all vedic rituals, hunting, hunting even wild animals who use to kill humans.
  • Chanakya foreseen this evil of Buddhist cult, laid restrictions like Minor girl can't enter Buddha Sangham without Parents permission, Several Men can't become Bhikshu until they make arrangements for their family.
  • During Ashoka all restrictions removed.
  • Thousands of Bhikksus were allowed free food, clothing, beddings and abodes as charities at the cost of state.
  • Spent crores of rupees to build gigantic Vihar for them.
  • Ahimsa was glorified and those who protect the Nation Kshatriya started to feel low.
  • Those who converted to Buddist regarded very high in society.
  • Ashoka started to appoint only Buddhist on high posts.
After Death of Ashoka
  • As military strength of Maurya's went into complete disorder, Greeks started to attack again.
  • Demetreos crossed Hindukush, reduced Kanboj, Gandhar and crossed Indus, conquering the whole of Panchnad.
  • Proceed towards Magadha to conquer it.
  • They conquered even Ayodhya(Saketa).
  • This greek invasion took place within thiry to forty years of Ashoka's adoption of Buddhism.
  • Once Mauryan Empire was having 6 Lakh foot soldier, 30,000 cavalry, 2000 war elephants and 4000 chariots.
  • Was these Greeks under Demetreos in any way superior to Alexander and Seleucos?
  • So, why these inferior were able to defeat Indians so easily when even Alexander was not.
  • During Alexander time - Youdheyas were proud of their was like spirit, were also known as Nation-in-Arms. In some states all the citizens use to join battle to protect the Nation.
  • According to Chanakya all the Varnas including the Brahmins had free access to the military service. This was the tradition of Vedic Poeple.
  • The war against unjustifiable aggression, protecting the virtuos people was never considered "violent" by the Vedic religion. Its called religious war.

The Saviour - Kharvela

  • Buddhist never enraged or disturbed by Greek aggression.
  • Vedic hindus were highly enraged at this National insult.
  • Within a decade of Ashoka's death, Kalinga and Andhra established Independent Kingdom.
  • When Magadha failed to protect India, at last King of Kalinga Kharvela marched against Greeks.
  • Defeated Magadha and then crushed Demetrous near Ayodhya. He pushed Yavana beyond Panchnad(Punjab).
  • Due to political emergency, Kharvela came back. Didn't dethrone Bridhdrath. Celebrated according to Vedic tradition, horse ceremony.
  • This was the symbolic of establishment of Vedic state.
  • As Kharvela returned, Menander stabilized his position in Kamboj and Gandhar. Invaded India within 4 years. Magadha didn't offered any resistance. He took over Panchnad easily.
  • Many buddhist supported Menander as he told that he embrace Buddhism. So, buddist preachers began to publicise that Greeks came to fight Vedic Hindu alone.
  • Menander came till Ayodhya and consolidated his power before attacking Magadha.
Pushyamitra - Persecutor of Anti-National Forces
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  • Vedic people were full of heroic spirit because of victory of Kharvela and began to plan how to establish Vedic rule on Magadha by removing weak King Brihadrath.
  • Pushyamitra from Shung family attained fame due to his military exploits that even knowing that he is a staunch supporter of Vedic religion, Brihadrath appoint him Commander-in-Chief.
  • He began to enlarge and reorganize the army of Magadha.
  • During a grand military parade in Pataliputra, Pushyamitra behead Brihadrath and ends the Mauryan dynasty(around 184 B.C.).
  • After stabilizing the administration and consolidation of his powers he marched against Menander in Ayodhya.
  • He inflicted heavy damage on Greek forces and pushed them beyond Indus.
  • This was the last Greek aggression.
  • He apppointed Agnimitra his son as Viceroy of Ujjain Region.

Agnimitra
  • He forced merged land till Vidarbha in south into the empire.
  • Princess of Vidarbha wanted to marry Agnimitra so King of Vidarbha married her with Agnimitra.
  • On this romantic theme Kalidas composed his famous play Malavikagnimitra.
Restoration of Vedic Legacy
  • Vincent Smith Writes in his Early History of India (1924), The Yavanas and all other rivals having been disposed of in due course, Pushyamitra was justified in his claim to reign as the paramount power of North India.
  • He performs horse-sacrifice, which thrilled the whole country.
  • This was symbolic in the sense that all Vedic Hindus can enjoy freedom which was totally suppressed by Ashoka.
Vasumitra
  • General Vasumitra who was the grandson of Pushyamitra was given the task of protecting the horse.
  • Some Yavana king opposed him at the bank of Indus river. He defeated all of them and got released the the ceremonial horse.
  • When Vasumitra returned and entered the capital, Pushyamitra writes a formal invitation to his son Agnimitra.
  • Kalidas has practically reproduced this in his play Malavikagnimitra.
A National Festival

  • The festive occasion of the horse-ceremony was attended by great sages, Brahmins versed in all the Vedic verse, high born Kshatriya Kings, officers, administrators, etc. Patanjali who was among the greatest scholars was also present along with western scholars.
  • At the beginning of the first century of Christian era, Sakas started attacking Bactria, Persia and Gandhar.
  • Greeks crossed Indus with their family to seek shelter in India.
  • Inspite of their bloody history in India, they were given shelter forgetting all anmity.
  • What a great country India, who gives shelter to even enemy if they seek refuge.
  • They adopted to Indian Language, customs and merged into the society.
  • This shows that when the foreign aggressors where totally defeated, vanquished then only they accepted our culture and got dissolved in out society.
  • This was achieved not by peaceful persuasion but by stronger and deadlier weapons.

Anti-National met their fate

  • All Buddhists who helped greeks in invasion against the country were given death punishment.
  • The allegation of religious persecution is wrong.
  • Megasthenes a greek ambassador also wrote about this. He didn't even mentioned Buddhist name here.
  • All religion together with Buddhist continue to enjoy freedom and persue their religion as per great Indian tradition.


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