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 Maurya, with the help of Chanakya, defeated the Magadha king and the army of the Chandravanshi clan. Following his victory, the defeated generals of Alexander settled in Gandhara (the Kamboja kingdom), today's Afghanistan. At the time of Alexander 's invasion, Chanakya was a teacher in Takshasila.