Question

Why 6th century bce is important for indian history?

Answer 1

The 6th century BC is considered mostimportant in the history of India on account of the following reasons: (i) The Vedic tradition lost its grip in the6th century BC. There was animportance of meditation because of the increasing significance of Upanishads

Answer 2

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Around Sixth century BCE,

1) Iron axes and ploughshares came into the scene. With the help of these, it became easier to clear forest around the mid-gangetic plains, and with the iron ploughshare agriculture productivity increased manifolds. The agriculture productivity reached its zenith and so the revenue collected by the royal officers increased. This revenue helped them to maintain standing armies. (Standing armies weren't maintained in the Rig vedic period.)
Concept of territories rose. Now people had more allegiance to the territory to which they belonged rather than the tribe of which they were a part of. These tribal territories were called janpadas.
2) Around fifth century BC, when Buddhism was being propagated all over India, some of these janpadas became more important than the rest of them. These important and powerful janpads came to be known as Mahajanpadas. 16 Mahajanpada exsisted. Among them, Maghda was an important Mahajanpada in the beginning of the fifth century BC. It was the first that was able to establish an empire.
Also, religiously.. Buddhism was being propagated as well as Jainism. Brahamanism was already established from the vedic times.
And also, punched marked coins first came to be used in the fifth century BC.(This was before Iranian invasion.)scene. With the help of these, it became easier to clear forest around the mid-gangetic plains, and with the iron ploughshare agriculture productivity increased manifolds. The agriculture productivity reached its zenith and so the revenue collected by the royal officers increased. This revenue helped them to maintain standing armies. (Standing armies weren't maintained in the Rig vedic period.)
3) Concept of territories rose. Now people had more allegiance to the territory to which they belonged rather than the tribe of which they were a part of. These tribal territories were called janpadas.
4) Around fifth century BC, when Buddhism was being propagated all over India, some of these janpadas became more important than the rest of them. These important and powerful janpads came to be known as Mahajanpadas. 16 Mahajanpada exsisted. Among them, Maghda was an important Mahajanpada in the beginning of the fifth century BC. It was the first that was able to establish an empire.
Also, religiously.. Buddhism was being propagated as well as Jainism. Brahamanism was already established from the vedic times.
And also, punched marked coins first came to be used in the fifth century BC.(This was before Iranian invasion.)

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