Teachings of Gautam Buddha ( Lord Buddha) The earliest source from which the teachings of Gautama Buddha or the contents of early Buddhist religion are available is the Buddhist ‘Pitaka.’ Pitaka is divided into three parts— Sutta Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Sutta … [Read more...]
Vedic Religion | Vedic Age Religion | Ancient Indian Religion
Vedic Religion Introduction: The religion of Vedic Age in ancient India revealed a close affinity between the human being and the nature surrounding him. Pre-Vedic Religion: In pre-Vedic ages, during the period of Harappan civilisation, the people of Indus valley civilization used to worship the … [Read more...]
Feudalism in Ancient India
Feudalism in Ancient India With the introduction of Marxist method of analysis in the study of ancient history of India, the political and economic aspects of the period have been revalued and the question of the feudalism in ancient India has once again come into surface. Scholars have talked … [Read more...]
Ancient Indian Art (Crafts and Guilds of Ancient India)
The Ancient India people also got themselves engaged in many a new professions such as art and handicrafts. During the reigns of the Sakas and the Kushanas there were art and handicrafts on many metals like gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and lead. Though the market of these art work were … [Read more...]
Vedic Society | Vedic Age Society | Vedic Culture and Tradition
The Vedic Society The Society of Vedic age can be divided into two ages: Early or Rig-Vedic age and The Later Vedic age. There is a great deal of difference between the social system of the early Vedic age and that of the later one. We have discussed about the Rig Vedic and Later … [Read more...]
Administration of Vijayanagar Empire
Vijayanagar Empire Administration System The Vijayanagar administration system was centralized, elaborate and just. The history of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar Empire is primarily a history of constant wars and conflicts. It was natural that the administration of such a state would … [Read more...]
Raja Ganesha – The King of Bengal
King Raja Ganesha established a Hindu kingdom in Bengal and thereby assumed the little Danujamardanadeva. After the death of Ilyas Shah's descendant Azam Shah, a state of disorder prevailed in Bengal. Within five years a Hindu chief, Raja Ganesh the Bengali wrested power from them. When King Raja … [Read more...]
Badami Chalukya Dynasty
Badami Chalukya Dynasty For more than long 200 years the early Western Chalukyas better known as the imperial Chalukyas of Badami, the present Bijapore district, ruled over a vast tract of Deccan, from the middle of the sixth to the middle of the eighth century. Controversy exists among the … [Read more...]
Bahmani Kingdom (Bahmani Sultanate)
The Bahmani kingdom (also Bahamani Kingdom, Bahmani Sultanate) of Deccan (South India) was founded by Alauddin Bahman Shah. It was an Islamic state. Background: The Bahmani kingdom came into existence when Muhammad-bin-Tughluq was the ruler of Delhi. The kingdom emerged as a challenge to his … [Read more...]
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban was the ninth and the last remarkable and strong monarch of the slave dynasty (Ghulam dynasty, Mamluk dynasty). He was born in 1200 AD. The Mongols captured Balban at an early age and sold him as a slave. Later on, Iltutmish bought him. Balban was the son-in-law of … [Read more...]
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