Haryanka Dynasty King Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty was a contemporary of Lord Buddha. As he ascended the throne (545 B.C.), Magadha started getting stronger and prosperous. He brought glory to Magadha by conquering other lands and by wedding into other dynasties. Bimbisara defeated Brahmadatta, the Anga king, and annexed his kingdom. The…
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Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi The Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is a famous Sikh shrine, located near Gole Post Office, New Delhi, was built in honour of Guru Har Krishan, the eighth guru of the Sikhs, who was invited by Mirza Raja Jai Singh of Amber to stay as his guest in his house. The…
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Family Tree of Shivaji Maharaj Family Tree of Shivaji Maharaj Description of Family tree of Shivaji Maharaj This post contains tree diagram and flow chart of Shivaji Maharaj Family, his sons, Sambhaji Maharaj and Rajaram Maharaj, etc. Shahajiraje Bhosale: He was an Maratha general and the father of Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of…
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Empire of Shivaji Maharaj The Empire of Shivaji Maharaj was huge from Ramnagar (modern Dharampur) in the north to Karwar in the south, in the east it included Baglan, half of the Nasik and the Poona districts, the whole of Satara and much of Kolhapur district. These territories formed his Swaraj. In addition…
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Early life of Balaji Bajirao (Maratha Peshwa) Balaji Bajirao When Bajirao died, his eldest son Balaji Bajirao, also known as Nana Saheb, had not reached the age of nineteen. But Shahu treated all posts as hereditary and as far as possible he usually preferred to appoint the legal heir of a deceased official.…
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Dharmapala (King of Pala Empire) Dharmapala Dharmapala was the King of Pala Empire in Bengal. His father, Gopala, was the founder of Pala Empire. Soon after his ascendency, Dharmapala had to face two formidable enemies, the Gurjara-Pratiharas of the West and the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan. Rashtrakuta king Dhruba defeated Dharmapala but, instead…
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Death of Shivaji (April 1680) Shivaji died on 3rd April, 1680. But, he is still alive in the heart of the Indians. Shivaji’s last days were clouded with anxiety. Shambhuji’s desertion came like a blow and he felt distressed about the future of his great kingdom. The heir-apparent had proved vicious and the…
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Conquests of Bajirao Peshwa Shahu invested Bajirao, son of Balaji Vishwanath, to the office of the Peshwa. The important office thus became hereditary. Though Bajirao was then only twenty years of age, he carried an old head on his young shoulders. His policy of northward expansion: Peshwa Bajirao was bold and ambitious. He had…
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Complete Biography of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji and the rise of the Marathas Introduction: Chhatrapati Shivaji (also Shivaji Bhonsle, Shivaji Maharaj) was the founder of Maratha Empire. He belonged to the Bhonsle Maratha Clan. His father Shahaji Raje Bhonsle was at first in the service of Ahmadnagar and when the Kingdom was in the process…
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Comparative Study of Buddhism and Jainism Buddhism and Jainism (Comparison) Buddhism and Jainism are the two great religion that emerged from India. Both these religion were supporter of the ‘Theory of non-violence and equality”. However, there religions developed different outlooks as regards the fundamental problems. Differences There are several points of differences in…
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