Found 88 Articles for Ancient Indian History

Introduction Lord Buddha was born to a family that was considered to be noble in the society. The class was Kshatriya that used to lead a life full of materialism and endless luxury. The father of Lord Gautama Buddha was King Subbodhana Tharu and his mother was Queen Maya. Background of Buddhism The origination of Buddhism started out in the Indian subcontinent 2500 years ago. This is one of the oldest religions that are considered to exist on the planet. The teachings of this religion are here to produce the meaning of Buddha which defines various aspects of ... Read More

Introduction Zamindari system was introduced in 1793 - an important year for India as an agreement was fixed related to the land revenue between the company and the Zamindars. Zamindari system was first established in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha and then spread to Madras as well as Varanasi. Cornwallis was inspired by the land revenue prevailing system in England. It presents that the landlords were the masters and the peasants gave them revenue. Zamindars of Bengal The Zamindars in Bengal were called the holder of land and here the root words were Persian. Bengal is considered to be one ... Read More

Introduction The Prehistoric Age of India is based on ancient artefacts and ancient things whose written evidence is less likely to be found. The development of humans along with their discoveries and inventions were witnessed in the pre-historic period. India’s prehistoric age The prehistoric age of India means the period where documented trace and development trace is not evident. Pre-history is the period before writing is invented. The prehistoric period of India is counted from the initiation of the stone age to the conclusion of the iron age. This end of this era resulted in the beginning of the Indus ... Read More

Introduction The Sunga Dynasty mainly came into power after taking over the Magadha region which the Mauryas left. This happened in 185 BC where the following territories from the Ganga river to Narmada, Vidisha and northern India region were included in the Sunga empire. The Mauryan empire fell after Ashoka’s death, after which foreign powers started invading the North West. Strong holdings of the empire like Kalinga became independent and with it, the Mauryan Empire came down as there was no leadership. Image 1: Map of the Shungas About the Sunga Dynasty The Sunga dynasty came into existence ... Read More

Introduction The Satavahanas fall under the Andhra group as per some elucidations by Puranas. There was a lack of strong administration and protection in several Indian regions after the collapse of the Mauryan dynasty. The Satavahana dynasty came into action in the middle of the first century BCE and ruled until the early part of the third century CE. Image 1: Map of the Satavahanas The Satavahana Dynasty The word Satavahana was derived from a Prakrit term meaning ‘driven by seven’. In Hindu mythology, it means seven horses. The Kanva dynasty came into action after the decline ... Read More

Introduction Post-Mauryan age draws back to 2000 years ago where there was immense production of coins, trades, crafts, and arts. Chandragupta Maurya was a ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty. He was identified by the Greeks and was the first ruler to be publicly acknowledged for establishing the empire of the first PAN India. He formed the vast kingdom with the assistance of his mentor and the minister of the Chanakya. He looked after the functioning of the economy, military and culture that was preserved in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. Chandragupta Maurya glorified the ancient part of India and the empire of ... Read More

Guizppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian nationalist leader who became a great contributor to the Unification of Italy. He was born in 1805 in Genoa; he became a lawyer and actively participated in a secret Independence group named Carbonari. They were secret revolutionary societies that formed in Italy with the ideas of patriotism and liberalism. It was founded in the early 19th century and greatly contributed to the Italian unification and influenced several movements in other European countries like France, Spain, Russia, etc. Mazzini was arrested and imprisoned for his revolutionary activities and later moved to ... Read More

Introduction India is presumed to have been a rich country, but the majority of the riches throughout history rested with the monarchs, and aside from the aristocratic privileged population, most of the Ancient Indians lived a humble life, and mostly very religious. We can witness some indications of the situation with regards to ordinary people from plays and the accounts of travelers. Kalidasa, the Great Playwright Kalidasa’s is popular for his plays which drew a pretty accurate portrait of life at the monarch’s court. A revelation about the social order is that the royalty and a majority of the ... Read More

Introduction Image 1 : Imperial Expansion of the Chalukyas of Vatapi (ByBrownhead, Imperial expansion of Chalukyas of Vatapi, CC BY-SA 4.0) Several kingdoms started to develop in different parts of the Indian subcontinent when the power of the Sultanate waned. Most of the states in this region became independent under the provinces of the Sultanate. Many small or big rulers started to rule their states freely in the Gujarat or Malwa regions. This region witnessed the upliftment of provinces of regions during the medieval period in the realm of the Chalukyas as well as the ... Read More

Introduction Sultan Mohammad Bin Tughlaq, son of Ghiyassudin Tughlaq, founded the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320. Ghiyasuddin became the ruler of the Delhi sultanate in 1320. (Pinakpani, Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty 30, CC BY-SA 4.0) The Tughlaq dynasty adopted the forward policy and tried to expand their kingdom. The reign of Ghiyassudin was not for long and Mohammad Tughlaq became the king in 1324. Before becoming the Sultan of Delhi, Mohammad fought many wars and plundered multiple kingdoms. He attacked and annexed Warangal, Mabar, and also raided Odissa and returned to Delhi with rich ... Read More