Notes on Indian History

A Genoese merchant, Hieronimo di Santo Stefano visited India at the close of the fifteen century, about 1494-99.  Santo Stefano and his partner Adorno

Nicolo` de' Conti, a Venetian travelled in India and the East for 25 years, between 1419 and 1444. On his return from India when he reached Mecca,

Nicolo` de' Conti was a Venetian merchant and perhaps the earliest visitor to the kingdom of Vijayanagar. The ruins of the great city of Vijayanag

"<i> In the year 845 (A. D. 1442), the author of this narrative, Abdur Razzak, the son of Ishaq, in obedience to the orders of the sovereign of the w

Followed by Tipu Sultan's defeat in the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war, he had to sign a treaty of peace by ceding a large part of his dominions and a subst

The Tipu Sultan Mosque is one of the finest Muhammadan buildings in Calcutta [now Kolkata]. It was built by Tipu Sultan's eleventh son prince Ghul

Few years ago there had been circulating an image on social media claiming to be of real Tipu Sultan , the ruler of Mysore. Many people have shared it

We all know that Mumtaz Mahal was the favourite wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for whom the world famous tomb called Taj Mahal was built. Begun ear

Tipu Sultan's religious policy is a subject of great controversy. Some people believe that Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore was a fanatic and bigo