Rise of Kushana Empire Kujala Kadphises established the first Kushana kingdom after defeating five principalities. His son, Vima Kadphises continued his father’s aggressive policy and conquered northern India all the way down to Mathura or perhaps even up to Varanasi. Kanishka was the greatest of all the rulers of Kushana. The Kushana Empire…
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Rig Vedic Society ( Early Vedic Society and Civilization) Family Life of Rig Vedic Aryans The Rig Vedic society of the Early Vedic Civilization was patriarchal. The foundation of society was the family. The families or kulas were ruled by male members. The head of the family or kula was called as kulapa.…
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Rig Vedic Religion (Early Vedic Religion) Worship of the Forces of Nature The Rig Vedic hymns throw liberal light on the Rig Vedic Religion or Early Vedic Religion. The Rig Vedic Aryans ascribed life to many objects of nature. Worship of different forces of nature formed a part of their religious belief. They…
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Revival and Rise of Chola Empire The politics of South India around this time saw the collapse of the Rashtrakutas and the revival of the Chola power. The revival of the Chola Empire in the ninth century was possible when as tributary princes under the Pallavas they asserted their independence. The Pallava power…
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Religious Life of Aryans The Aryan people worshiped several gods and goddesses. In the religious scriptures, Rudra is termed as the great God and he is also called Shiva who is worshiped even up to this age by the common people. The religious spirit behind the worship and devotion of the people has undergone…
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Rashtrakuta Dynasty | Rastrakuta Empire Rashtrakutas originally originated from Satyaki, a Yadava chief of North India. The Rashtrakutas of Malkhed (Manyakheta) had earned a name for themselves. The Rashtrakuta Empire was a powerful kingdom during the period between 8th century and 10th century. The dynasty was fortunate for having worthy kings. They were powerful, brave…
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Ramagupta (Successor of Samudragupta) – Gupta Empire RamaGupta was the king of Gupta Empire. He was the successor of Samudragupta. From literary evidence such as Visakadatta’s DeviChandraguptam and other literary works, as well as inscription of later period we come across a romantic episode which is of much interest but of little credibility.…
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Rajput Kingdoms (Rajput Empire) Principal Rajput Kingdoms At the time of Muslim invasions the whole of Northern India was divided into a large number of Rajput Kingdoms. The major Rajput Kingdoms were Delhi, Mewar, Kanauj, Ajmer, Bihar, Bengal, Bundelkhand, Malwa and Chedi. These Kingdoms have been discussed below in brief: 1. Rajput Kingdom…
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Rajendra Chola the Great Rajendra Chola I (also Rajendra Chola the Great, Rajendra Chola Deva) was the most important King of Chola Empire. Rajaraja was succeeded by his son Rajendra Chola Deva. As a prince, Rajendra Chola assisted his father in administration of the country and on accession to the throne he adopted the policy…
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Rajaraja Chola Rajaraja was the greatest king of the Chola dynasty. With him began the history of peace and prosperity of the Chola kingdom. During his long reign Rajaraja conquered many territories and made himself the unquestioned master of the Deccan. He defeated the Chera and Pandya kingdoms and occupied Vengi by defeating…
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