These include cotton Jacquard, damask Jacquard, silk Jacquard and faux-silk Jacquard. Some styles of Jacquard fabrics are made with tone-on-tone silk and cotton, while others are made with just a single fabric.
India unified as a single entity for the first time under the rule of the great emperor Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC â 298 BC). Before his rule most of the south Asia was divided into small states whereas Gangetic Plains were ruled by the Nanda Dynasty.
BC). As founder of the Mauryan dynasty, Chandragupta was the first emperor to unite most of India under one administration. He reigned from about 321 to about 297 BC. Chandragupta is credited with saving the country from poor governance and freeing it from foreign domination.