NCERT Notes: History Of Ancient India Notes For UPSC 2022

History is one of the most important subjects for the UPSC Exam. Indian History for IAS is a very vast subject covering the following areas:

  • Ancient Indian History
  • Medieval Indian History
  • Modern Indian History

The UPSC Syllabus covers history in both Prelims and Mains. The History topics are closely related to Heritage and Culture, particularly when studying History for IAS. The following are the important topics to study from Ancient Indian History:

  • Prehistoric India
  • Historic India
  • Indus Valley Civilization
  • Vedic India
  • Mahajanapadas
  • Buddhism and Related Topics
  • Mauryan Empire, Administrative Structure, Rulers and Legacy
  • Gupta Empire, Rulers and Legacy
  • Invasions from Central Asia
  • Kingdoms, States and Dynasties of South India, Their Rulers and Legacy

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Ancient Indian History Notes

The Ancient history of India is an crucial topic for the UPSC Exams. It is also an interesting topic while being a vast topic as well. The notes and topics in this article will help in candidate in cruising through the Ancient History of India segment with relative ease.

Read more History of India NCERT Notes for UPSC. These notes are prepared on the important history topics of the UPSC Syllabus. It will help in the quick revision of prelims and GS 1 of UPSC Mains topics.

Prehistoric Age in India Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization Facts Facts about Rig Veda for UPSC Exam
Types of Vedas Vedic Literature
Vedic Civilization: Ancient History for UPSC IAS Exam Persian and Greek Invasions of Ancient India
Rise and Growth of the Magadha Empire Buddha and His Teachings
Buddhist Councils & Buddhist Texts Jainism
Chandragupta Maurya and the Rise of the Mauryan Empire Mauryan Administration
Emperor Ashoka Ashoka’s Edicts
Decline of the Mauryan Empire Post-Mauryan India – Sunga Dynasty
Post-Mauryan India – The Satavahanas Indo-Greek Rule
The Sakas Kushana Empire
Gupta Empire Legacy and Decline of the Gupta Empire
King Harshavardhana Pallavas – Origins and Rulers
Pallavas – Society and Architecture Chalukya Dynasty
Pala Empire Vakatakas
Kanva Dynasty Post-Mauryan Age – Crafts, Trade & Towns
Ancient History South India Life under Guptas and Vakatakas
Central Asian Contacts and their Results Mauryan Empire
Mahajanapadas – Social and Material Life 16 Mahajanapadas
Later Vedic Culture Harappan Civilisation
Jainism Buddhism
Early Medieval India Indian Cultural Contacts with Asian Countries

The most important sources of History are NCERT Books. Aspirants should read History from NCERT Books for UPSC to prepare for the IAS Exam. Taking notes is an efficient way to organise your study material for revision. Though taking notes is advisable, UPSC Candidates often find it difficult to find the right topics to focus on or may not have the time or resources at hand to take efficient notes. With this in mind, we at CoolGyan’S have developed a compilation of NCERT Notes for UPSC. This page compiles most of the important NCERT Notes for Ancient Indian History for UPSC for ease of use by IAS aspirants.

These IAS History study materials cover most of the major History Topics from the Ancient Indian Historical era until the dawn of the middle ages. Candidates should use these notes in conjunction with the NCERT Books to cover the complete UPSC Syllabus for Ancient Indian History.

Studying the Ancient History of India requires a thorough understanding of the chronology of events in Indian History. Based on this foundation, aspirants should build up knowledge on various aspects of history such as economic history, administrative history and cultural impact of historical events apart from political history.

While reading these topics, aspirants can practise past year history prelims and mains questions from the links given below:

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