Early States and Economies (600BCE - 600CE)

This topic covers concepts, such as, Social, Political and Economic Changes from 6th Century BCE, Inscriptions as a Source of History, Rise of Mahajanapadas and Magadh as a Most Powerful Mahajanapada etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as, Ashoka's Dhamma, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Inscriptions and Legacy of Mauryan Empire etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as, Histories of Gupta Rulers, Post Mauryan Era Emergence of Chiefs and Kings in South India and Notion of Divine Kings by Kushanas etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as, Land Grants in Early Societies, Historical Perception of Relationship between King and Subjects, Inscription on Prabhavati Gupta and Historical Reconstruction of Lives of Ordinary People etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as, Urban Centres of 6th Century BCE, Punch-marked Coins, Trade in Indian Subcontinent from 6th Century BCE and Elites and Craftspersons in Urban Centres etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as, Historical Evidence from Inscriptions, Limitations of Inscriptional Evidence, Decipherment of Brahmi Script by Scholars and Epigraphy etc.