Identification: Jacquard bedding, such as pillowcases, shams, sheets, duvet covers and bedskirts, are made with a woven fabric that is designed with intricate patterns. Common patterns include fleur-de-lis, silhouettes of flowers and leaves, and paisley patterns.
3.The Maurya Empire when first founded by Chandragupta Maurya 320 B.C.E., after conquering the Nanda Empire when only about twenty years old. 4.Chandragupta extended the borders of the empire southward into the Deccan Plateau circa 300 B.C.E.
Chandragupta and his son, Bindusara, extended Mauryan rule over northern India and the Deccan to the south. Their rule was strict, reputedly having an army of some 700,000 men and 9,000 elephants. In the words of the Arthashastra, the political manual written for Chandragupta, Government is the science of punishment..