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HISTORY ONE-LINER (Sangham Age)

  ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS   Sangham Age   1.        First five centuries of the Christian Era are commonly known as Sangham Age. 2.       Sangham was an Assembly of literature held at Madhurai.   3.       References to the Sangham Age can be found in the inscriptions of Ashoka, and Kharavela of Kalinga and in the Indica of Megastenese.   4.       The literature of the Sangham Age was written mostly in the form of Poetry.   5.       In the Sangham Age, the most common form of government was hereditary monarchy. The village was the fundamental unit of administration.   6.       Small village Assemblies during the Sangham Age were known as Arai .   7.       Tradition refers to three sangham lasting for 9,900 years.   8.  ...