Notes on Indian History

The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), one of the world's earliest urban cultures, flourished from around 2600 to 1900 B.C. This Bronze Age civiliza

During the reign of the Tuluva emperor, Sadashiva Raya (r: 1542-1570), Aliya Rama Raya, the ambitious son-in-law of Krishnadeva Raya , virtually govern

The Portuguese first set foot in Indian soil in 1498 when Vasco da Gama reached the port of Calicut in Kerala. Over the years, they established a powe

The origins of Anglo-Indian journalism date back to 1780, when James Augustus Hicky founded the Bengal Gazette in Calcutta, Bengal. During the British

After Tipu Sultan's defeat in the 3rd Anglo-Mysore War, his two sons, Abdul Khaliq and Muiz-ud-din, were handed over as hostages to the British on

Sultan Qaiqabad, who reigned over Delhi from 1286 to 1290, was the grandson of Balban. The 18-year-old Sultan was addicted to wine and other sensual p

In the year 727 AH (AD 1326-27), Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (r: 1325-1350) made a significant strategic move by establishing Devagiri, located in the Deccan

Malik Naib Kafur Hazar Dinari was a slave who was forcibly taken from a merchant in Cambay by Nusrat Khan, the wazir of Ala-ud-din Muhammad Shah Khilj

Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of Mysore in Southern India. The British considered the Mysore Kingdom under Hyder Ali a

Tipu Sultan was an 18th century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India, renowned for his fierce resistance to British colonialism. Tipu Sultan tragic