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ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE
Dynasty/Period
C: Capital
Mauryas
(320-185 B.C.)
(N.India) C: Patna
Principal Monuments
and Remains
Elephant of Dhauli, lion and bull cap-
itals of Rampurva, lion capital of Sar-
nath, lion pillar of Lauriy a
Nandangarh,
Yakshi of Didar Ganj, Ashokan rock
and pillar edicts.
Main sites at Sanchi and Bharhut-Bal-
ustrade and torans at Bharhut, balus-'
trade at
Patna, balustrade at
Bodhgaya,
Sankarshana now in
Lucknow
Museum, Yaksha of
Parkham, Yakshi of Beshnagar, Kal-
padruma capital.
Cheta
(180-100 B.C.) Caves at Khandagiri and Udayagiri.
Sungas
185-72 B.C.)
(N.India)
Satavahana
(200-B.C
(Deccan) C: Paithan
Indo-Greek
(200 B.C. - 200 A.D.)
Kushan
(78-200 A.D.)
(N. India)
200 A.D.)
Main sites : Buddhist caves at Bedsa,
Bhaja, Kanheri, Karli, Kondane, Nasik,
Pithalkhora; Cave 10 at Ajanta; the
great stupa at Amravati.
Remains : Bahlol, Charsada, Hadda,
Jamal Garhi, Loriyan Tangai, Sahri,
Shahbaz, Garhi, Taxila.
Main sites: Gandhara, Swat Valley
and Mathura-Statue of King Kan-
ishka, Yakshi from Bhutesar, Jain Ay-
agapata, Katra Buddha; . Bodhisattvas
from Maholi, Sravasti and Sarnath,
statues of Lakshmi and Kubera.
Ikshvaku
(175-200 A.D.)
(Deccan)
Stupa and remains at Nagarjunakonda
and Goli.
Kharavela
(lst-2nd c. A.D.)
(Orissa)
Vakatakas
(275-550 A.D)
Gupta
(320-510 A.D.)
(N. India) C:
Patna &
Ujjain
Main sites: Khandagiri and Udayagiri
Caves at Ajanta, Aurangabad, Ele-
phanta, Ellora; Shiva from Parel
(Bombay)
Main sites: Sarnath (Eastern school),
Deogarh, Eran, Mathura (Central
school), Mandasir and Samalaji
(Western school). Temples and re-
mains: Ahicchatra, Bhitargaon, Bhu-
mara, Deogarh, Kuthara, Nachna, Ti-
gawa and Udayagiri.
Pallava
(325-897 A.D.)
(S. India) C: Kanchipuram Caves : Bhairavakonda, Dalavanur,
Mandagapattu, Mahabalipuram, Sit-
tannavasal, Trichiriopoly. Temples and
remains: Bahur and Kanchipuram.
Western Gangas
(450-985 A.D.)
(Deccan) C: Talkad
Huge Jain saiijt statue at Sravanabela-
gola. Remains: Talkad
Maitraka
(475-766 A.D.) Remains: Karvan, Kotyarka, Roda and
Samalaji.
Vardhana
(500-648 A.D.) Remains:
Gwalior,
Kanauj and
Thanesar.
Early Western Chalukya
(543-755 A.D.) (Deccan)
C: Badami
Pandya
(590-920 A.D.)
(S. India) C: Madurai
Karkota
(600-850)
Main sites : Aihole, Badami, Ma-
hakutesvara and Pattadakal in SW
Deccan, Alampur in S. Deccan, Auran-
gabad, Elephanta, Eluru in NW Dec-
Main sites: Madurai and Srirangam.
Caves : Kalugumalai, Kunnakudi,
Tirumalaipuram and Tirupparamkun-
Temples and remains: Lalitpura, Mar-
tand and Parihasapura.
Early Eastern Gangas
(6th-late 9th c. A.D) (Orissa)
C:Mukhalingam
Mainsite: Mukhalingam.
Eastern Chalukyas
(Deccan) (624-1061 A.D.) Main sites : Bhimawaram, Bikkavolu
and Vijayawada. Temples and re-
mains: Bikkavolu, Draksarama, Vengi
and Vijayawada.