The major achievements of Iltutmish are discussed below. Iltutmish may justly be regarded as the greatest ruler of the early Turkish Sultanate. He not only saved the infant Muslim dominion in India from disruption but consolidated the conquests of Qutubuddin into a strong and compact … [Read more...]
Status of Women in Vedic Age
The status of Women in early Rig Vedic society was very high. In Later Vedic period, the position that the women folk enjoyed in the early Vedic society, was not retained. In Vedic society participation of wives was required in many rituals. It was thought that a widow had to perform a 'symbolic' … [Read more...]
Christian Marriage Procedure In India
Christian Marriage Procedure In India Selection of Marital Partners The Christians in India selects their marriage partners in three important ways : Parents selecting life partners for their children; Boys and girls selecting their life partners by … [Read more...]
Christian Women in India
Christian Women Christian women in India have a comparatively better status than Hindu and Muslim women. In India, Christian women are treated on par with their men in their community. Even according to Bible, they are equal to men. Politically, economically, socially and educationally Christian … [Read more...]
Short Story of the Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
The moral of the story of Shepherd Boy and the Wolf is, "Nobody beleives a liar". Once a shepherd boy used to tend sheep on a hill. Some men also used to work in a field nearby. One day the shepherd boy thought of fun. He cried out, 'Wolf! Wolf!' The men thought that a wolf was killing the … [Read more...]
Who were called the Western Chalukyas?
Answer: The Western Chalukyas were a fraction of the Chalukyas of Badami. In the later half of the tenth century A.D. (A.D. 973) a prince named Tailapa II founded this dynasty after defeating the Rashtrakutas. Tailapa II made Manyakheta his capital. He defeated Paramara Murja, the king of Malwa. … [Read more...]
Who were called the ‘Eastern Chalukyas’?
Answer : During the course of his military exploits Pulakeshin II set up his younger brother, Kubja Vishnuvardhan, as Viceroy of the newly conquered areas of Pistapura (roughly the Andhra country) in A.D. 631. This was the beginning of the dynasty of the Eastern Chalukyas. Vishnuvardhan was … [Read more...]
Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty
Mughal Emperor Babur, was the founder of Mughal Dynasty (Mughal Empire) in India. He was born in 1488 in a family of the Chaghtai Turks. On his father's side he was connected with Tamerlane and on his mother's side he could trace his origin from Chinghiz Khan. He lost his father when he was only … [Read more...]
Administration of Sher Shah Suri
Administration of Sher Shah Suri Sher Shaj Suri established a sound and strong administrative system. Sher Shah was no mere soldier, he was also a great administrator. His was an enlightened despotism. He divided his empire into 42 Sarkars each of which was again subdivided into Parganas. There … [Read more...]
Art of Painting during the Sultanate and the Mughal Rule
There are hardly any examples of court painting during the Sultanate. There is, however, no doubt that the new culture which the Sultanate rulers brought with them had already started influencing the classical Indian style in this period. This is evident in the few scattered works of the age. These … [Read more...]
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