Rani Durgavati of Gondwana was a powerful contemporary of Akbar. She courageously defended her kingdom, Garha-Katanga, against the Mughal forces led by Asaf Khan in 1564. She chose to fight and died in battle rather than surrender. Marthanda Varma, Ahilyabai ...
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Sher Shah established Afghan rule in Delhi after winning the Battle of Bilgram (or Kannauj) in 1540 AD. In this decisive battle, Sher Shah comprehensively defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun, forcing him into a 15-year exile from India. This victory ...
Alberuni visited India during Mahmud Ghaznavi’s rule. A brilliant scholar, he accompanied Mahmud’s campaigns and studied Indian culture, religion, mathematics and sciences. His work Kitab-ul-Hind provides an objective and detailed description of India in the early 11th century. Alberuni’s writings ...
This quote describes his unique Afghan theory of kingship, where he was careful not to appear more powerful than the other Afghan nobles. He was the founder of the Lodi dynasty and deliberately adopted the political style of “First Among ...
After the 1949 revolution, China entered the global economy, attracting foreign MNCs with its low economic costs. Its vast population created a huge consumer market and low wages made it a preferred destination for global manufacturing and trade.