Notes, Guide and Study material
The Kushanas entered the northwest in the early first century A.D. when various powers were contending for supremacy in the region. The Yuch-chi tribe, to which they belonged, had settled down in Bactria by the end of the second century B.C., where they were divided into five units. Each of them had a chief known … Read more
To understand the nature of polities and the social origins of the ruling families that emerged in peninsular India, it is necessary to complete the evidence from inscriptions with Puranic material. The importance of epigraphic sources, which are increasingly available from the 4th century AD and become more numerous in the early medieval period, has … Read more
There was a triangular struggle for the control of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab and the adjoining lands between the Pratiharas of Jalor, the Palas of Bengal, and the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan from the 8th to the 10th century. The absence of prominent rulers like Harsha had created a power vacuum in North Indian politics. Taking … Read more
The earliest dynastic rule in peninsular India was that of the Satavahanas. In history, dynastic rule or monarchy is generally equated with the state, and it is valid as long as the former is found resting on class-structured societies. The state is found only in a differentiated economy or stratified society. However, until recent years, … Read more
Harsha ascended the throne of his ancestral Kingdom of Thaneswar in 606 AD. The immediate task that confronted Harsha was to recover Rajyasree, his widowed sister. Harshavardhana was one of the prominent Indian emperors in the 7th century AD who expanded his empire from Punjab, central India to Bengal and Orissa in the east. Harsha … Read more
Introduction to “Christabel” Part 1 “Christabel,” a captivating and unfinished poem by Coleridge. It consists of 677 lines divided into two parts. The first part, written in 1797 for the Lyrical Ballads, spans 331 lines, while the second part, which Coleridge began in 1801, remains unfinished. Despite its incomplete nature, the manuscript gained popularity among … Read more
The religion of the Indus people had some interesting aspects. There is a striking absence of any temple among the remains of the Indus Valley. However, scholars like Mortimer Wheeler and others believe that the large buildings found at Harappa and Mohenjodaro were, in fact, temples. However, Dr. Bassam has rejected this view on the … Read more
There are three age systems in Indian history: the idea that there was an age of stone tools, followed by one dominated by those of bronze, and then of iron. The first one is India’s Stone Age. The Indian Stone Age is divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. The Paleolithic age dates back … Read more
art and architecture of the Pallava dynasty?
The Rashtrakutas established their momentary monastery over the Deccan on the ruins of the Chalukya empire. It is said that they were indigenous people of the country, claiming descent from the sacred Yadava family of epic fame. Some scholars like to connect the Rashtrakutas with the Telugu Reddis. It is held by some other scholars … Read more