Showing posts with label india. Show all posts
Showing posts with label india. Show all posts

Bhakti Movements (Devotional Hinduism)

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Bhakti Movements (Devotional Hinduism) The word bhakti is derived from a Sanskrit word for “sharing.” It was used to describe a new ty...

Brahma

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Brahma Brahma is one of the three major gods of the Hindu religion, together with Shiva and Vishnu. Worship of Brahma began in the Ved...

Chola Kingdom

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Chola Kingdom The Chola kingdom was a medieval Indian state, which saw most of southern India being brought under a united government fo...

Delhi Sultanate

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Delhi Sultanate under various dynasties The influx of Muslim Turks into the Indian subcontinent began in the 11th and 12th centuries. I...

Harsha Vardhana - Indian King

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Harsha kingdom map Harsha Vardhana was a king of northern India who reunited some of the small city-states that had become independent ...

Hindu Epic Literature

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Hindu Epic Literature The most famous Hindu epic literature arose in India during the Vedic period (c. 1000–c. 500 b.c.e), which helped...

Sultan Muhammad of Ghur

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Sultan Muhammad of Ghur The victory of Muhammad of Ghur over the Rajput king, Prithviraj Chauhan III (r. 1178–92), was a turning point ...

Nalanda

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Ruin of Nalanda Nalanda was the most renowned center of Buddhist learning in India in the fourth–12th centuries. A Buddhist monastic ce...

Pallava Kingdom

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Ruin of Pallava kingdom Pallava was a state based in Southeast India that flourished between approximately the fourth and the ninth cen...