ancient India

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cultural region historical civilization

Ancient India refers to the early historical and cultural phases of the Indian subcontinent, marked by the development of Vedic traditions, classical Sanskrit literature, and foundational religious, philosophical, and legal systems.

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Label Occurrences
ancient India canonical 29
Ancient India 22
Classical India 2

Statements (104)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical civilization ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ
surface form: Dravida temple style

Nagara temple style ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
stupa architecture ⓘ
artCenter Ajanta Caves ⓘ
surface form: Ajanta caves

Ellora Caves ⓘ
surface form: Ellora caves

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi ⓘ
surface form: Sanchi
artForm Buddhist sculpture ⓘ
Hindu temple sculpture ⓘ
capitalCity Kanchipuram ⓘ
Madurai ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ
Taxila ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ
culturalPractice Vedic rituals ⓘ
guru-shishya tradition ⓘ
yajna sacrifices ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
educationCenter Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: Nalanda university

Takshashila university ⓘ
Vikramashila monastery ruins ⓘ
surface form: Vikramashila monastery
exportedGood cotton textiles ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ
spices ⓘ
follows Indus Valley ⓘ
surface form: Indus Valley Civilization
hasPart Gandhara civilization ⓘ
surface form: Gandhara region

Gupta Empire ⓘ
Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form: Indo-Greek kingdoms

Kushan Empire ⓘ
Magadha ⓘ
surface form: Magadha region

Mahajanapada period ⓘ
Maurya Empire ⓘ
Tamil Sangams ⓘ
surface form: Sangam age

Satavahana dynasty ⓘ
Tamilakam ⓘ
Vedic period ⓘ
post-Vedic period ⓘ
influencedBy Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic culture
influencedRegion Central Asia ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
legalConcept ashrama system ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
varna system ⓘ
legalSystem Dharmaśāstra tradition ⓘ
legalText Manusmriti ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
majorLanguage Pali ⓘ
Prakrits ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
mathematician Aryabhata ⓘ
Bhaskara I ⓘ
Brahmagupta ⓘ
notableRuler Ashoka ⓘ
Chandragupta II ⓘ
Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
Harsha ⓘ
Kanishka I ⓘ
surface form: Kanishka

Samudragupta ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
surface form: Jain philosophy

Mimamsa ⓘ
Nyaya ⓘ
Samkhya ⓘ
Vaisheshika ⓘ
Vedanta ⓘ
Yoga philosophy ⓘ
precedes Medieval India ⓘ
producedText Arthashastra ⓘ
Atharvaveda ⓘ
Dharmashastras ⓘ
surface form: Dharmasutras

Mulasutras ⓘ
surface form: Jain Agamas

Jataka tales ⓘ
Kamasutra ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ
Sangam literature ⓘ
Upanishads ⓘ
Yajurveda ⓘ
religionOrigin Ajivika tradition ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
early forms of Sikh-related ideas ⓘ
scientificContribution Ayurvedic medicine ⓘ
advances in astronomy ⓘ
development of decimal numeral system ⓘ
early concept of zero as a number ⓘ
surgical techniques ⓘ
socialInstitution joint family system ⓘ
socialStructure varna-jati hierarchy ⓘ
timePeriod circa 1500 BCE to 1200 CE ⓘ
tradeRoute Indian Ocean maritime routes ⓘ
Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form: Silk Road

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dharmashastras → timePeriod → ancient India ⓘ
Mahabharata → settingRegion → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Upanishads → culturalContext → ancient India ⓘ
Vaisheshika → culturalContext → ancient India ⓘ
Pāṇini → culture → ancient India ⓘ
Maurya Empire → country → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Maurya Empire → era → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classical India
Gupta Empire → era → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classical India
Mughal Subah of Awadh → country → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: India (historical region)
Shakyamuni Buddha → birthRegion → ancient India ⓘ
Arthashastra → culture → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Gautama → region → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Kripa → regionAssociatedWith → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Vatsyayana → countryOfCitizenship → ancient India ⓘ
Brahmana → region → ancient India ⓘ
Adi Parva → countryOfOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Kabaddi → historicalPeriodOfOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
Dandaka forest → locatedIn → ancient India ⓘ
Brahmanas → originatesFromRegion → ancient India ⓘ
Bhima → culturalRegion → ancient India ⓘ
Nāṭyaśāstra → timePeriod → ancient India ⓘ
Nakula → culturalOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Indraprastha → country → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Sahadeva → culture → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: AncientIndia
Shatrughna → culture → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Valmiki → culturalContext → ancient India ⓘ
Bindusara → era → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Saketa → historicalRegion → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Aṣṭādhyāyī → countryOfOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Patañjali → era → ancient India ⓘ
Kapila → era → ancient India ⓘ
Jaimini → traditionallyDatedTo → ancient India ⓘ
Vaisesika → originatesIn → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Nanda Empire → partOf → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Surasena kingdom → historicalRegion → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Suvarnagiri → era → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Dasharatha Maurya → era → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Chaukhandi Stupa → era → ancient India ⓘ
Kalidasa → countryOfCitizenship → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Manusmriti → culture → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Saartha → settingPeriod → ancient India ⓘ
Angas → region → ancient India ⓘ
syadvada → historicalOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
subject surface form: Syadvada
syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication) → developedIn → ancient India ⓘ
subject surface form: Syadvada
Culikasutras → timePeriod → ancient India ⓘ
Kingdom of Mithila → locatedIn → ancient India ⓘ
Indian Buddhism → hasOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient India
Catvāri Āryasatyāni → regionOfOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
Jains → religionOrigin → ancient India ⓘ
Rajgir → historicalEra → ancient India ⓘ