Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty of the medieval period in South India, whose reign marked the resurgence of Chola power after several centuries...
The Early Cholas were one of the three ancient Tamil dynasties of South India, alongside the Cheras and Pandyas. They ruled parts of Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra...
The Yadavas of Devagiri, also known as the Seuna dynasty, were a prominent medieval Hindu dynasty that ruled over a substantial portion of the Deccan region in India...
The Hoysala Empire was a prominent South Indian dynasty that flourished between the 10th and 14th centuries CE, ruling large parts of present-day Karnataka and extending into Tamil...
Pulakesin II (reigned c. 610–642 CE) was one of the greatest monarchs of ancient India and the most illustrious ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Badami. His reign...
The period assigned to Harsha or Harsha Vardhana (हर्षवर्धन) reign is 606AD until 648 AD. For Harsha’s period, though the historians have the ordinary numismatics and epigraphic sources,...
Xuanzang (pronounced Hsüan-tsang; c. 602 – 664 CE) was a renowned Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and traveller of the Tang dynasty, celebrated for his 17-year pilgrimage to...
The Later Guptas represent a line of rulers who rose to prominence in Magadha (modern Bihar) during the 6th and 7th centuries CE, following the decline of the...
Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan was the son of Bairam Khan. He was a minor when his father died in 1561. He rose high in Akbar’s service, became the Khan-I-Khanan...
Abdul Hamid Lahori was a distinguished seventeenth-century Persian-language historian and chronicler at the Mughal court of Emperor Shah Jahan. He is best known as the author of the...
Abdullah Barha Sayyid, also known as Abdullah Khan Barha, was a prominent nobleman of the late Mughal Empire and one of the most influential members of the Barha...
The dissension in the Maratha Empire refers to the internal divisions, rivalries, and political fragmentation that emerged among the Maratha chiefs and confederates during the late 18th and...