History 1- The time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization is 2500 BC – 1750 BC 2-Dholavira was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization. 3-Shatughai and Mundigaq are the two Indus sites found in Afghanistan. 4-Vedic Culture was from 1500 BC to 600 BC 5-Lothal was the ancient port of Indus … Read more
History -Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 1-The Vishalandhra, Vishal Andhra or Visalandhra Movement was a movement in post-independence India for a united state for all Telugu speakers, a Greater Andhra 2-This movement was led by the Communist Party of India under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha with a demand to merge all the Telugu-speaking areas … Read more
Andhra Pradesh History 1-In the Telugu epic “The Battle of Palnadu”, the Kalachuri are referred to as the Haihaya family of the Kona region 2-Between 624 and 1323, the Telugu language emerged as a literary medium alongside Prakrit and Sanskrit. 3-During the 11th century, the Mahabharata was partially translated by court poet Nannaya under … Read more
Andhra Pradesh History Ikshvakus 1-The Andhra Ikshvakus established a kingdom along the Krishna River in the second half of the second century CE. Their capital was Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda). 2-The Ikshvakus left inscriptions at Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayyapeta, Amaravati and Bhattiprolu, and their rulers observed the Vedic religion. 3-In the Puranas, the Andhra Ikshvakus are called Sriparvatiyas … Read more
History – Satavahana dynasty -Continued 1-The various Puranas state that the first king of the Satavahana dynasty ruled for 23 years, and mention his name variously as Sishuka, Sindhuka, Chhismaka, Shipraka etc. 2-Based on theories, the beginning of the Satavahana rule is dated variously from 271 BCE to 30 BCE. 3-The Matsya Purana mentions … Read more
History – Satavahana dynasty 1-The Satavahanas were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. 2-The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. 3- The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including Pratishthana (Paithan) and Amaravati (Dharanikota). 4-The dynasty reached its zenith under the rule of Gautamiputra … Read more
History Medieval India 1- Medieval India refers to the Post classical Era, i.e. 8th to 18th century CE in the Indian subcontinent. 2-Krishnadeo Ray is designated as the Andhra Pitamah. 3- The Jhajhanri mosque at Jaunpur was built by Ibrahim Sharqi in about 1430. 4-The mosque of Lal Darwaza at Jaunpur, was built in … Read more
History [wds id=”1″] Medieval India 1-Shivaji was the founder of Maratha State. He fought against the state of Deccan, as well as the mughal empire. Shivaji was a great administrator. 2- In 1681, Akbar, the son of Aurangzeb revolted against him. 3-Pope Alexander VI granted the Portuguese the monopoly to trade with the east … Read more
History Medieval India 1-Qutubuddin Aibak was buried at Lahore after his death. 2-In Udaipur Prashasti, Munj is entitled ‘Kavi Vrish’ due to his literary attainments. 3- Qutubuddin did not issue coins or got ‘Khutba’ read in his name after accession to Delhi throne. 4-The Jain temples of Dilwara were constructed during the period of … Read more
History Medieval India 1-Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ghazi was a Qaruna turk. 2-Feroz Shah’s book ‘Dalayat-i-Feroz Shahi’ was a work translated into Persian. 3-Feroz Shah Tughlaq wrote his autobiography entitled Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi. 4- Feroz Shah Tughlaq established a new department of charity at Delhi known as Diwan-i-Khairat. 5-Feroz Shah Tughlaq following dictum of Quran. levied only … Read more