NCERT texts are a must read for every UPSC aspirant and are available

for free download from ncert.nic.in website. Almost every UPSC topper
has repeated the importance of reading NCERT school texts. These are
texts which help to build the fundamentals. In this article, we will be
dealing with the important points filtered out from NCERT school text
for Standard 6 History. We plan to cover main points from NCERT texts
for different classes and subjects in our future posts.
NCERT History Text: Standard 6

The reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 6
(Our past -1). Only main points from each chapter is compiled below.
Our advice is to first go through the respective NCERT text and use this
compilation then for quick revision. We believe that this listing will
come handy during exam time. Listing the articles in this series:

Points from NCERT Books: Indian History Part 1

Points from NCERT Books: Indian History Part 2
Points from NCERT Books: Indian History Part 3
Points from NCERT Books: Indian History Part 4
Points from NCERT Books: Indian History Part 5
Chapter 11: New Empires and Kingdoms

Guptas

Information about their history through inscriptions and coins.

Changragupta was followed by Samudragupta.
Samudragupta, Gupta ruler (1700 years ago, ie AD 300).
Harisena was his court poet.
Chandragupta, his father, was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty
to adopt the grand title of maharaj- adhiraja, a title that
Samudragupta also used.
 Prashasti = inscription in praise of. Prashasti about
Samudragupta was inscribed on the Asokan piller at Allahabad
(Prayag).
Four different kinds of rulers in different parts of
India/Nepal/Srilanka either surrendered to him or made alliances.
(Eg: Aryavartha, Dakshinapatha, gana sanghas etc).
Main centers of Guptas: Prayag (Allahabad, UP), Ujjain (Avanti,
MP) and Pataliputra (Patna, Bihar).
Samudraguptas son = Chandragupta II. Kalidasa and Aryabhata
adorned his court. He overcame the last Sakas.
Harshavardhana & Harshacharita

Information about their history through biographies.

He belonged to Pushyabhuti Dynasty when Gupta dynasty was
fading.
His court poet, Banabhatta, wrote his biography, the
Harshacharita, in Sanskrit.
Xuan Zang, spent a lot of time at Harshas court and left a
detailed account of what he saw.
Harsha took over the kingdom of Kanauj, and then led an army
against the ruler of Bengal.
Although he was successful in the east, and conquered both
Magadha and Bengal, he was not as successful elsewhere.
He tried to cross the Narmada to march into the Deccan, but was
stopped by a ruler belonging to the Chalukya dynasty, Pulakeshin
II.
The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin

The Pallavas and Chalukyas were the most important ruling

dynasties in south India during this period.
The kingdom of the Pallavas around their capital, Kanchipuram, to
the Kaveri delta, while that of the Chalukyas [Aihole, the capital ]
 was centred around the Raichur Doab, between the rivers Krishna
and Tungabhadra.
The Pallavas and Chalukyas frequently raided one anothers lands
which were properous ones.
The best-known Chalukya ruler was Pulakeshin II. We know about
him from a prashasti, composed by his court poet Ravikirti.
Ultimately, both the Pallavas and the Chalukyas gave way to new
rulers belonging to the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties.
Land revenue remained important for these rulers, and the
village remained the basic unit of administration
There were military leaders who provided the king with troops
whenever he needed them. These men were known as samantas.
The inscriptions of the Pallavas mention a number of local
assemblies. These included the sabha, which was an assembly of
brahmin land owners.
And the nagaram was an organisation of merchants.
The Chinese pilgrim Fa Xian noticed the plight of those who were
treated as untouchables by the high and mighty.
Chapter 12: Buildings, Paintings and Books
 Iron pillar during the time of Chandra Gupta.
Stupas (mound) Relic casket may contain bodily remains of the
Buddha or his followers or the things they used. Pradakshina patha
was laid around the stupa. (Eg: Sanchi, Amaravathi)
Cave temples.
Rock cut temples.
Hindu temples: Garbhagriha = place where the image of the chief
diety was placed. Shikara = tower made on the top of garbhagriha
to mark this out as a sacred place. Mandapa = hall where people
could assemble.
Examples of early temples : Bhitargaon, UP (AD 500) made of
baked brick and stone, Mahabalipuram monolithic temples,
Aihole Durga temple (AD 600).
PS: Association of ivory worked paid for one the beautiful
gateways at Sanchi.
Jain monastery in Orissa.
Paintings Ajanata caves Buddhist monks.
Books Silappadikaram (by Ilango Adikal, AD 200) and
Manimekalai (by Sattanar, AD 600), Meghaduta (by Kalidasa).
Puranas were meant to be heard by every body. Believed to be
compiled by Vyasa.
Jataka and Panchatantra stories
Compiled by Vibin Lakshmanan
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