Important Places Ancient of Time

What are the important places of Ancient India known for?

Their archaeological, religious, political, and cultural significance.

Which ancient site is known for the Indus Valley Civilization in Pakistan?

Harappa.

Which site is famous for the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization?

Mohenjo-daro.

Which ancient site in Gujarat is known for its dockyard?

Lothal.

Which Indus Valley site is located in Rajasthan?

Kalibangan.

Which Indus Valley site in Haryana yielded evidence of ploughed fields?

Banawali.

Which place is associated with Gautama Buddha’s birth?

Lumbini.

Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment?

Bodh Gaya.

At which place did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

Sarnath.

Where did Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana?

Kushinagar.

Which place is associated with Mahavira’s birth?

Kundagrama.

Which ancient university was located in Bihar and patronized Buddhist learning?

Nalanda.

Which ancient centre of learning is associated with present-day Pakistan?

Taxila.

Which city was the capital of Magadha under the Mauryas?

Pataliputra.

Which place is associated with Emperor Ashoka’s inscriptions?

Dhauli.

Which ancient cave site in Maharashtra is famous for Buddhist paintings?

Ajanta.

Which cave site is renowned for rock-cut architecture and Kailasa Temple?

Ellora.

Which ancient temple in Odisha is dedicated to the Sun God?

Konark Sun Temple.

Which place is associated with the Indus Valley site known as the “City of the Dead”?

Mohenjo-daro.

Which ancient port city of Tamil Nadu was important in Chola trade?

Kaveripattinam.

Which place is famous for Ashokan lion capital, India’s national emblem?

Sarnath.

Which ancient capital of the Cholas was known for Brihadeshwara Temple?

Thanjavur.

Which place is associated with the Vijayanagara Empire ruins?

Hampi.

Which ancient site in Madhya Pradesh is famous for Buddhist stupas?

Sanchi.

Who was Megasthenes?

Greek ambassador to Chandragupta Maurya’s court.

During which years did Megasthenes visit India?

302–298 BC.

To whose court was Megasthenes sent as envoy?

Chandragupta Maurya’s court.

Who sent Megasthenes to India?

Seleucus Nicator.

Which book was written by Megasthenes on India?

Indica.

What is the alternative abbreviated name of Megasthenes’ work?

Indika/Indica.

Who was Deimachus?

Greek envoy to Bindusara’s court.

To whose court was Deimachus sent?

Bindusara’s court.

Who sent Deimachus to India?

Antiochus I.

Who was Dionysius?

Foreign envoy to Ashoka’s court.

To whose court did Dionysius come as ambassador?

Ashoka’s court.

Who was Fa-Hien?

Chinese Buddhist traveller.

What is the alternative name of Fa-Hien?

Faxian/Fa Xian.

During whose reign did Fa-Hien visit India?

Chandragupta II Vikramaditya.

Which book is associated with Fa-Hien?

Record of Buddhist Kingdoms.

Who was Hiuen Tsang?

Chinese Buddhist pilgrim and scholar.

What is the alternative name of Hiuen Tsang?

Xuanzang/Yuan Chwang.

During whose reign did Hiuen Tsang visit India?

Harshavardhana’s reign.

Which work is associated with Hiuen Tsang?

Si-Yu-Ki.

What is the meaning of Si-Yu-Ki?

Records of the Western World.

Who was I-Tsing?

Chinese Buddhist traveller.

What is the alternative name of I-Tsing?

Yijing.

Which university’s details were recorded by I-Tsing?

Nalanda University.

Who was Al-Beruni?

Persian scholar and traveller.

What is the alternative name of Al-Beruni?

Alberuni/Abu Rayhan al-Biruni.

During whose reign did Al-Beruni come to India?

Mahmud of Ghazni.

Which famous book on India was written by Al-Beruni?

Kitab-ul-Hind.

Who was Marco Polo?

Venetian traveller.

Which South Indian kingdom was described by Marco Polo?

Pandya kingdom.

Who was Nicolo Conti?

Italian traveller.

During whose period did Nicolo Conti visit India?

Vijayanagara period.

Who was Ibn Battuta?

Moroccan traveller.

During whose reign did Ibn Battuta visit India?

Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign.

Which book is associated with Ibn Battuta?

Rihla.

Who was Abdur Razzaq?

Persian ambassador and traveller.

Which empire was described by Abdur Razzaq?

Vijayanagara Empire.

Who was Duarte Barbosa?

Portuguese traveller and writer.

Which region’s trade and society were described by Duarte Barbosa?

Coastal India.