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.
The Mauryan Empire was the first major empire in the history of India and existed from around 324 BC to 185 BC.It was ruled by the Mauryan dynasty and was one of the was the largest and most powerful political and military empires of ancient India.Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire by overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. In some ways Chandragupta rise to power was inspired by Alexander the Great.handragupta had united the whole of northern India under one rule and the Mauryan Empire was the first large, powerful, centralized state in India. During his reign, the state regulated trade, levied taxes, standardized weights and measures and commerce flourished during this time.