Advent of British
Next Europeans who came to India were English. This had a lengthy stay in India and of late ruled India.
31/12/1600 a group of merchants started a private company called ' English East India Company...
Advent of British
Chandela Dynasty
Chandela Dynasty
Ruled over Bundelkhand (Bundelkhand has also known jaijak bhukti or Jejaka bhukti). The region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lying in...
Prehistoric Cultures - Chalcolithic Age
Prehistoric Cultures - Chalcolithic Age (3000 - 700BC)
Last stage of prehistoric age. In India, this age is seen between 3000 BC - 700 BC. Though some areas in India are still in neolithic age some areas have surpassed it and entered into chalcolithic age. First metal used by human...
Dutch advent in India
Dutch advent in India
Duchesse (Holland/Netherland) were second to follow of course only after a century of Portuguese advent.
In 1602, a new Dutch company 'Dutch United East India Company' was founded by few...
Muslim Invaders — a little insight
Muslim Invaders - a little insight
First Invader:
Mohammed Bin Khasim (Bin means son of and Bintey for daughter of). He invaded India in 712 AD.
Second Invader: Mohammed Ghazini
Ghazini now in Afghanistan is the capital city of his empire.
He invaded India in 11th century...
Prehistoric Cultures - Neolithic Age
Prehistoric Cultures - Neolithic Age
7000 - 1000 BC onwards); (Neo — New)
The main feature of neolithic age is man moved from food hunting to food production. A British archeologist 'Gordon Childe' describes this age as food producing self sufficient economy.
Scholars calculated or...
Portuguese advent in india
Portuguese advent in India
In 1500, a new Portuguese company 'Estado Da India' was founded by few merchants to trade in India and other Asian countries. This was a private company.
Portuguese has set up the trading stations in India for carrying on business. Few important stations were
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Gurjara Pratihara Dynasty
Gurjara Pratihara Dynasty
Gurjara is the name of race and Pratihara is the family name and these kings dominated parts of North-India and ruled from Kannauj as capital.
Gurjar Pratiharas believe they were...
Prehistoric Cultures - Mesolithic Age
Prehistoric Cultures - Mesolithic Age
1000 BC - 4000 BC (roughly); (Meso - Middle)
The second stage of Stone Age. The emergence of Homo sapiens. There is no dearth of sites in India belonging to Mesolithic age....