Post Mauryan period
Post-Mauryan dynasties After the Mauryan Empire came to an end around 185 BCE , India entered a new phase known as the Post-Mauryan Period . This was a time of political changes , where many smaller kingdoms and foreign rulers rose to power in different parts of the country. Though the big central empire was gone, this period saw a lot of cultural growth , trade expansion , and religious developments . New art styles, like the Gandhara and Mathura schools , flourished, and Buddhism spread even more, especially with support from rulers like Kanishka of the Kushan dynasty . It was also a time when India became more connected to the rest of the world through trade with the Roman Empire, Central Asia, and China . 👉Post-Mauryan dynasties (200 BC TO 300 AD) 🏔 Foreign invasion in North India: The Mauryan and Seleucid empires had disintegrated at the same time in 185 BC, and hence their governors declared independence and construction of the Great Wall of China in 220 BC Indo-Gree...