King Kharavela Introduction Kharavela was one of the greatest kings of ancient India. Kharavela was the first great historical monarch of ancient Kalinga who belonged to the soil, and styled himself as ‘Kalingadhipati”. His personality is known from the Hathigumpha Inscription. It says that King Kharavela possessed many auspicious signs on his body, was…
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King Gopala The establishment of the Pala rule in Bengal during the middle of the eighth century A.D. was landmark in the history of Bengal. From that time it is possible to write the complete history of Bengal on the basis of historical materials. By electing Gopala to the throne of Bengal the…
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King Bimbisara King Bimbisara was a great ruler of Magadha Empire. In the Puranas it has been mentioned that Barhdratha dynasty ruled first at Magadha to be followed by the Pradyot dynasty which was in its turn followed by Sishunaga dynasty. It has also been mentioned that Bimbisara was the fifth ruler of Sishunaga…
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Kanishka and Buddhism The Buddhists authors have claimed King Kanishka as faithful to Buddhism. They claimed that like his great forerunner Ashoka, Kanishka in his later days being regretful of his past deeds, had embraced Buddhism for peace and consolation. Asvaghosha virtually converted Kanishka into a Buddhist. Buddhism had a word of solace and…
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Kalinga War Ashoka had given ample evidence of his ability as a soldier and a statesman even before becoming the king. He was the Viceroy of Ujjain and when there was a rebellion in Taxila and the situation went out of hands of Susima, his eldest brother, who was the viceroy there, Ashoka…
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Kaivarta Revolt | Kaivarta Revolt of Bengal The Kaivarta Revolt of Bengal is one of the most famous revolt in the history of Bengal. Vigrahapala III was succeeded by his son Mahipala II in 1070 A.D. The previous reign was flooded with foreign invasions. A process of disintegration was in the air. Thus…
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Jainism Philosophy | Beliefs of Jainism Beliefs of Jainism and Jainism Philosophy The Jaina stream of thought emerged as a result of its preaching by various Teachers. Tradition ascribes the credit of preaching different aspects of Jainism to 24 Tirthankaras, among whom Mahavira was the last. The 23rd Tirthankara Parsva Nath appears to…
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Information on Purusha Sukta (Purusha Suktam) Purusha Sukta (Purusha Suktam) There are some scholars who hold that the Aryans brought the caste system with them to India. The Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda refers to the origin of the caste system in India. In Purusha Sukta (or Purusha Suktam), the different parts of…
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Information on Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang, Hsuan Tsang) in India Hiuen Tsang (also Xuanzang, Hsuan Tsang) was the celebrated Chinese traveler who visited India in Ancient Times. He has been described therefore as the ‘Prince of Pilgrims.” His visit to India was an important event of the reign of Harshavardhana. India is much indebted to this…
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Information on Fa-Hien (Fabian, Fa-Hsien) in India Fa-Hien (also Faxian, Fa-hsien) is the famous Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the rule of Chandra Gupta II. Fa-Hien started from China in 399 A.D. and covering all the way through the deserts came up to Peshawar. Here he changed his way and went South East covering…
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