a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire. a government under an emperor or empress.
Emperors need more resources than kings because empires are larger than kingdoms, and need to be protected by big armies. So also they need a larger number of officials who collect taxes.
Among the inscriptions of Ashoka c. 3rd century BCE written in the Brahmi script a few numerals were found, which have come to be called the Brahmi numerals.
Rashtrapati Bhavan houses the magnificent third century B.C. sandstone capital of the Ashokan Pillar known as the Rampurva Bull. It gets the name from the site of its discovery, Rampurva in Bihar. The Rampurva Bull is mounted on a pedestal between the central pillars at the Forecourt entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
(‘Dhamma’ is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term ‘Dharma’).
In ancient India Dharma meant that which is imbibed, lived by – dhāretīti dhammam.
The term “craft production” describes manufacturing techniques that are used in handicraft hobbies and that were the common methods of manufacture – as in the production of pottery – in the pre-industrialized world.
Satavahana coins are constructed of copper, silver, lead, and potin and come in a variety of shapes such as round, square, and rectangle.
Traders participate in financial markets by buying and selling stocks, futures, forex, and other securities, and by closing out positions with the intention of making small, frequent gains.
The Shaka coin series is an attractive one, with one basic type, but with variations based on the Brahmi letters appearing under the king’s left arm. Gold dinar, c. mid-4th century CE. Weight: 7.82 gm., Diam: 21-23 mm., Die axis: 12 o’clock.
