संवाद # 96: Porus Vs Alexander, why Ashok is 'Great', Aurangzeb & Ashok similar? | @JayVardhanSingh

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Jay Vardhan Singh is currently doing his PhD in Ancient Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His area of interest includes the Ancient and early medieval history of the Indian subcontinent. Follow Jay’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@JayVardhanSingh?...

0:00 Why Alexander invaded India
5:06 Alexander crosses Indus
7:22 No mention of Porus & Alexander in Indian sources
11:28 Westering process of rivers
13:15 Locating Patliputra - Patel Putra
16:21 No contemporary sources for Alexander invasion
17:02 Did Porus really defeat Alexander?
20:28 Siege of Sangala - Bloodiest battle
24:55 Alexander’s terrible experience with battle elephants
27:59 Did Alexander introduce metallic currency in India?
30:50 Real facts about Chandragupt Maurya & Chanakya
32:48 Origins of Mauryas & their caste
35:55 Buddhist text on Chandragupt Maurya
39:04 Chandragupt Maurya in Greek sources
40:51 Source of Chanakya’s story
41:49 Did Chandragupt defeat Seleucus Nicator
45:20 Did Chandragupt really die in Shravanabelagola
47:24 Interesting story of Bindusar’s name
49:30 Why Ashoka is ‘The Great’
51:32 Buddhist sources glorify Ashoka
53:02 Interesting story behind Ashoka's name
54:20 Ashoka killed all his brothers
57:12 Ashoka - similarity with Aurangzeb
59:31 Why Ashoka waged war against Kalinga
1:04:18 Ashok was already a Buddhist before Kalinga
1:06:55 Why Mauryan empire declined
1:07:23 Dhamma & Dharma
1:09:05 Why King Sampritti isn’t given importance
1:13:25 Late Mauryan empire & its Kings
1:16:50 Legacy of Mauryans & Chanakyaneeti
1:18:30 Ashoka Vs Chanakya
1:22:32 Birth of Indian Architecture under Mauryas?
1:31:48 Why people didn’t steal pillars?