Nov 25, 2025
Two prominent spiritual movements, the Bhakti and Sufi Movement, inspired the medieval Indian society (8th-17th century). Both movements took shape as strong reactions to inflexible religious activity, societal injustices and...
Nov 19, 2025
The British rule in India began as a trading unit, when East India Company was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I on 31 December 1600. The British became...
Nov 05, 2025
Sikhism emerged in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. It was founded by
Oct 30, 2025
The Vijayanagara Empire, founded by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I in 1336, was a dominant Southern India empire until the late...
Oct 18, 2025
The Slave Dynasty, also known as the Mamluk Dynasty, was the first ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India. It lasted from 1206 to 1290 CE. The dynasty was...
Oct 17, 2025
Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder and first ruler of the Maurya dynasty, who defeated Magadha. Ashoka's father, Bindusara,...
Oct 15, 2025
The Mughal Empire ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the early 16th century to the mid-19th century. Founded in 1526...
Oct 13, 2025
Buddhism, which started with Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in the 6th century BCE in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal), is a spiritual movement in...
Oct 06, 2025
Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321/322–297/298 BCE), called Sandrokottos in Greek sources, was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty and the first ruler to bring large parts of the subcontinent under a...
