Arrival of Europeans in India Modern History General Knowledge: Arrival of Europeans in India Portuguese On 17th May 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese navigator, came to Calicut. He found new trade route from Europe to Asia via Cape of Good Read More …
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Maratha State (1674-1818) Indian History
Maratha State (1674-1818) Indian History General Knowledge: Maratha State (1674-1818) Shivaji was born at Shivner, Poona and died on April 3,1680 in Rajgarh. He was founder of the Maratha kingdom of India. Shahji Bhonsle was the father and Jija Bai was Read More …
The Later Mughais Indian History General Knowledge
The Later Mughais Indian History General Knowledge: The Later Mughais Muazzam ascended the Mughal throne with the title of Bahadur Shah, Farrukhsiyar ascended the throne with help of Sayyid brothers, Abdullah Khan and Hussain Khan, Nadir Shah raided India in Read More …
Jahangir and Auranzeb Indian History General Knowledge
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The Mughais (1526-1540 and 1555-1857)
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Religious Movements In AD General Knowledge
Religious Movements In AD General Knowledge: Bhakti Movement Bhakti means personal devotion to God. It stresses the Union of the individual with God. Bhakti movement originated in South India between the 7th and the 12th centuries AD. Ramananda was disciple Read More …
The Mamluk dynasty or The Slave Dynasty (1206-1290 AD)
The Mamluk dynasty or The Slave Dynasty (1206-1290 AD) General Knowledge: Qutubuddin Aibak also began the construction of Qutub Mtnar, in the honour of famous Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhityar Kaki. Shamsuddin litutmish was a slave of Qutubuddin Aibak. Ututmish stopped Read More …
Medieval India General Knowledge
Medieval India General Knowledge: The Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526 AD) Dynasties of Delhi Sultanate 1 Slave Dynasty 1206-1290 AD 2 Khilje Dynasty 1290-1320 AD 3 Tughlaq Dynasty 1320-1414 AD 4 Sayyid Dynasty 1414-1451 AD 5 Lodhi Dynasty 1451-1526 AD Sources of Read More …
Early Medieval Period General Knowledge
Early Medieval Period General Knowledge: Tripartite Struggle Tripartite conflict was fought among the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrkutas and Palas for the control over Kannauj. The Rajputs The period between 647 A.D. and 1192 A.D., i.e. 500 years is known as the Rajput Read More …
The Gupta Empire (AD 320-467) General Knowledge
The Gupta Empire (AD 320-467) General Knowledge: Founder – Sri Gupta Nalanda University was built by Kumargupt. The great Mathematician Aryabhata lived during this age. He discovered the number “0” and value of Pi. He wrote “Aryabhatiya” and “Suryasiddhanta”. Kali Read More …