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| ARTICLES RELATED TO History of South India | | | |  History of South India: Encyclopedia II - History of South India - Ancient historyThe ancient history of South India is the story of a number of different kingdoms and dynasties which controlled various parts of the region at various times.
History of South India - Chalukyas of Badami.
One of the most prominent kings of the Chalukyan dynasty was Pulakesin-I. He ruled from Badami, the present day Bijapur, in Karnataka. His son Pulakesi –II became the king of the western Chalukyan empire in 610 AD and ruled till 642 AD. Pulakeshin II is most remembered for the fiery battle he fought and ...
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - British India - History The British first established a foothold in the Indian subcontinent when British soldiers led by Robert Clive and funded by the British East India Company defeated the Bengali Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Bengal's riches were expropriated, the East India Company monopolized Bengali trade and Bengal became a British protectorate directly under its rule. Bengali farmers and craftsmen were obliged to render their labor for minimal remuneration while their collective tax burden increased greatly. As a consequence, the ...
See also:British India, British India - History, British India - The Indian Mutiny or Great Uprising, British India - Post-rebellion developments, British India - Beginnings of self-government, British India - After World War I, British India - Further reform, British India - World War II and the End of the Raj, British India - Provinces Read more here: » British India: Encyclopedia II - British India - History |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - List of Indian monarchs - Puru-Bharata Dynasty c. 1600 BC - 1013 CE
List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC.
Manu Vaivasvata (from c. 1600 BC)
Sudyumna
Yayati, great-grandson of Sudyumna
Dushyanta, father of Bharata
Bharata, son of Dushyanta, India's native name Bharatavarsha (Bharat) is named after him
Bhimanyu, son of Bharata
Sudas
Rsabha
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See also:List of Indian monarchs, List of Indian monarchs - Puru-Bharata Dynasty c. 1600 BC - 1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Puru Dynasty c. 1400-1200 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Kuru Dynasty c. 1200-450 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Paurava Dynasty c. 450-316 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Magadhan Emperors c. 684 BC - 550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Shishunaga Dynasty 684-424 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shakya Dynasty c. 650-500 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Nanda Dynasty 424-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Maurya Dynasty 324-184 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shunga Dynasty 185-73 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Gupta Dynasty c. 240-550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - Present, List of Indian monarchs - Central Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - 1311 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandalam Dynasty 903 - Present, List of Indian monarchs - Persian Achaemenid Dynasty c. 538-330 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Macedonian Emperors 326-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chera Dynasty c. 300 BC - 1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Ancient Chera Kings c. 300 BC - 397 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kulashekhara Dynasty 825-1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Satavahana Dynasty c. 230 BC - 199 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Euthydemid Dynasty c. 221-85 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Dynasty c. 100 BC - 1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Sangam Cholas c. 100 BC - 200 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Emperors 848-1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Scythian Rulers c. 85 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - North-western India c. 90 BC - 10 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Apracharaja Rulers 12 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Mathura area c. 20 BC - 20 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Minor local rulers, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Parthian Rulers c. 21-100 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kushana Dynasty 80-225, List of Indian monarchs - Pallava Dynasty 275-882, List of Indian monarchs - Early Pallavas 275-355, List of Indian monarchs - Middle Pallavas 355-537, List of Indian monarchs - Later Pallavas 537-882, List of Indian monarchs - Kadambas of Banavasi 345-525, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukya Dynasty 543-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Badami 543-757, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Kalyana 973-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Shashanka dynasy 600-625, List of Indian monarchs - Harsha dynasty 606-648, List of Indian monarchs - Rashtrakutas of Manyaketha 735-982, List of Indian monarchs - Shahi Dynasty c. 890-895, List of Indian monarchs - Brahmin Shahi Dynasty c. 890-960, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013, List of Indian monarchs - Hoysala Dynasty 1000-1346, List of Indian monarchs - Delhi Sultanate 1206-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Slave Dynasty 1206-1290, List of Indian monarchs - Khilji Dynasty 1290-1320, List of Indian monarchs - Tughlaq Dynasty 1321-1398, List of Indian monarchs - Sayyid Dynasty 1414-1451, List of Indian monarchs - Lodi Dynasty 1451-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Bahmani Sultanate 1322-1527, List of Indian monarchs - Vijayanagara Empire 1336-1660, List of Indian monarchs - Sangama Dynasty 1336-1487, List of Indian monarchs - Saluva Dynasty 1490-1567, List of Indian monarchs - Tuluva Dynasty 1542-1614, List of Indian monarchs - Mughals and Suris 1526-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty 1526-1540, List of Indian monarchs - Suri Dynasty 1540-1555, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty Restored 1555-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Maratha Empire 1674-1818, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Satara, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Kolhapur, List of Indian monarchs - The Peshwas, List of Indian monarchs - Maharajas of Thanjavur, List of Indian monarchs - Scindia Rulers of Gwalior, List of Indian monarchs - The Nawabs 1707-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Bengal 1707-1770, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Awadh 1722-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nizams of Hyderabad 1724-1948, List of Indian monarchs - Rulers of Mysore 1399-1950, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty 1399-1782, List of Indian monarchs - Islamic Rulers of Mysore 1766-1799, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty Restored 1799-1950, List of Indian monarchs - British Emperors of India 1877-1947 Read more here: » List of Indian monarchs: Encyclopedia II - List of Indian monarchs - Puru-Bharata Dynasty c. 1600 BC - 1013 CE |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - South India - The economy The people are largely agrarian, dependent on monsoons, as are most people in India. Some of the main crops cultivated in South India include paddy, sorghum, millet, pulses, cotton, chilli, and ragi. South India was and still is the "promised land" as far as spice cultivation is concerned. Areca, coffee, pepper, tapioca, and cardamom are widely cultivated on the Nilgiri Hills and Coorg. But frequent droughts in Northern Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Telangana regions are leaving farmers debt-ridden, forcing them to sell their livestock a ...
See also:South India, South India - The land, South India - Regions of South India, South India - The people, South India - The economy, South India - Andhra Pradesh, South India - Karnataka, South India - Kerala, South India - Tamil Nadu, South India - South Indian worldview and culture, South India - South Indian dance, South India - Traditional clothing, South India - Sculptures and figurine, South India - South Indian history, South India - South Indian heritage, South India - South Indian music, South India - Literature and philosophy, South India - Architecture and paintings, South India - South Indian diversity, South India - Selected bibliography Read more here: » South India: Encyclopedia II - South India - The economy |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Mauryan Empire - Birth of an Empire When Alexander the Great conquered the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent in 326 BCE, he allied with king Ambhi of Taxila (called Taxiles or Omphis in Greek sources), and with his support managed to subdue king Porus of Pauravas, a state of eastern Punjab, defeating him at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Alexander thereafter established vassal states (satrapies), headed by the previous kings Ambhi and Porus, and founded several garrison towns. A Greek satrap named Philippus controlled a Macedonian occupation force. After his ass ...
See also:Mauryan Empire, Mauryan Empire - Birth of an Empire, Mauryan Empire - Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya, Mauryan Empire - Conquest of Magadha, Mauryan Empire - Building India's first empire, Mauryan Empire - Emperor Chandragupta, Mauryan Empire - Ashoka, Mauryan Empire - Administration, Mauryan Empire - Economy, Mauryan Empire - Religion, Mauryan Empire - Decline, Mauryan Empire - The Empire to modern Indians Read more here: » Mauryan Empire: Encyclopedia II - Mauryan Empire - Birth of an Empire |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Mughal Empire - Establishment and reign of Babur In the early 16th century, Muslim armies consisting of Mongol, Turkic, Persian, and Afghan warriors invaded India under the leadership of the Timurid prince Zahir-ud-Din-Mohammad Babur. Babur was the great-grandson of the Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk (Timur the Lame, from which the Western name Tamerlane is derived), who had invaded India and plundered Delhi in 1398 before retiring to Samarkand. Babur was driven from Samarkand by the Uzbeks and initially established his rule in Kabul in 1504. Later, taking advantage of internal discontent in ...
See also:Mughal Empire, Mughal Empire - Religion, Mughal Empire - Political Economy, Mughal Empire - Establishment and reign of Babur, Mughal Empire - Early Sikh Gurus' Perception of the Mughal Empire, Mughal Empire - Reign of Humayun, Mughal Empire - Reign of Akbar, Mughal Empire - Reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, Mughal Empire - Reign of Aurangzeb and decline of empire, Mughal Empire - Successors - the lesser Mughals, Mughal Empire - Contribution of Mughals in India, Mughal Empire - Alternate meanings Read more here: » Mughal Empire: Encyclopedia II - Mughal Empire - Establishment and reign of Babur |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupta era left a deep and wide cultural impact not only in the subcontinent but on the adjacent Asian countries as well. We get plenty of information about this illustrious dynasty through coins, inscriptions, monuments and Sanskrit classics.
The Gupta rulers were great conquerors and good administrators. They checked the infiltration of foreign tribes like Sakas and Hunas and established political stability. Econom ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha, Gupta Empire - Gupta arts, Gupta Empire - Gupta literature, Gupta Empire - Legacy of the Gupta Empire Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Madras Presidency - Administration The Madras presidency was administered by a governor and a council, consisting of two members of the civil service, which number may be increased to four. There was also a board of revenue of three members. For legislative purposes the council of the governor was augmented by additional members, numbering 45 in all, of whom not more than 17 may be nominated officials, while 19 were elected by various representative constituencies. Members of the legislative council enjoyed the right of interpellation, of proposing resolutions on matters of public interes ...
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Islamic conquest of South Asia - Muhammad bin Qasim In 711, the Umayyad caliph in Damascus sent an expedition to Baluchistan (an arid region on the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia, presently split between Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and Sindh (presently a province of Pakistan bordering on Baluchistan, Punjab, and Rajasthan, India). The expedition was led by a twenty-year-old Syrian Muslim chieftain named Muhammad bin Qasim (for whom Karachi's second port is named). The expedition went as far north as Multan, which at that time was known as the "city of gold," within which was the Sun M ...
See also:Islamic conquest of South Asia, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Muhammad bin Qasim, Islamic conquest of South Asia - The Ghaznavid Period, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Muhammed Ghuri, Islamic conquest of South Asia - The Delhi Sultanate, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Alauddin Khilji, Islamic conquest of South Asia - The Mughal Empire, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Babur, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Ahmad Shah Abdali, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Aurangzeb, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Iconoclasm, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Nalanda, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Vijayanagara, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Somnath, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Historical Views, Islamic conquest of South Asia - Cultural influence Read more here: » Islamic conquest of South Asia: Encyclopedia II - Islamic conquest of South Asia - Muhammad bin Qasim |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Right of Indians to Draft their Own Constitution British policy, until almost the end of the British Raj, was that the timing and nature of Indian constitutional development was to be decided exclusively by the British Parliament though, it was assumed that Indians would be consulted as appropriate. This was formally stated in the Government of India Act 1919 and reiterated in Lord Irwin’s announcement of the appointment of the Simon Commission. The British only conceded the right of Indians' to frame their own constitution in the 1942 Cripps Declaration. Indian unhappiness with t ...
See also:Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - British Commitments to Self-government, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Right of Indians to Draft their Own Constitution, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Proposed Indian Round Table Conference 1922, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - The Concept of an All India Federation, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - The Genesis of the Round Table Conferences, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Were They Really Round Table Conferences – Were they Honest Negotiations?, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Agenda – Dominion Constitution?, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Why the Congress Did Not Attend, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - First Round Table Conference Nov. 1930-Jan. 1931 – All India Federalism Embraced and Lack of Hindu-Muslim Agreement Glossed Over, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Second Round Table Conference Sept.-Dec. 1931 - A Conservative Federation Scheme, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Third Round Table Conference Nov.-Dec. 1932 – Cleaning Up Details, Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Who Won Who Lost? Read more here: » Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933: Encyclopedia II - Indian Round Table Conferences 1931-1933 - Right of Indians to Draft their Own Constitution |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - India - History Stone Age rock shelters with paintings at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known traces of human life in present-day India. The first known permanent settlements appeared over 9,000 years ago, and gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation, which began around 3300 BC and peaked between 2600 BC and 1900 BC. It was followed by the Vedic Civilisation. From around 550 BC, many independent kingdoms came into being.
In the north, the Maurya dynasty, which included Aşoka The Great, contributed greatly to India's cult ...
See also:India, India - History, India - Government, India - Politics, India - States and union territories, India - Geography, India - Economy, India - Demographics, India - Culture, India - Sports and games, India - Holidays, India - Notes Read more here: » India: Encyclopedia II - India - History |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - History of India - The Neolithic era The early Neolithic culture in South Asia is represented by the Mehrgarh culture which began in 7000 BC, now in Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Mehrgarh community were mostly pastoral, lived in mud houses, wove baskets and tended to goats and their farms. By 5500 BC, pottery began to appear and later chalcolithic implements began to appear. By 2000 BC, the settlement was abandoned.
Late Neolithic cultures sprang up in the Indus Valley region between 6000 BC and 2000 BC (see belo ...
See also:History of India, History of India - The Paleolithic era, History of India - The Neolithic era, History of India - The Bronze age, History of India - Indus Valley Civilization, History of India - Vedic civilization, History of India - The Mahajanapadas, History of India - Persian and Greek invasion, History of India - Achaemenid Empire, History of India - Alexander the Great, History of India - Greco-Buddhist period, History of India - The Magadha Empire, History of India - Shishunaga dynasty, History of India - Nanda Dynasty, History of India - Maurya dynasty, History of India - Shunga dynasty, History of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - the golden age, History of India - Satavahana Empire, History of India - Kushan Empire, History of India - Gupta dynasty, History of India - Huna invasion, History of India - Indo-Sassanians, History of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - the classical age, History of India - Harsha's empire, History of India - The Chalukyas and Pallavas, History of India - Chola empire, History of India - The Pratiharas Palas and Rashtrakutas, History of India - The Rajputs, History of India - Vijayanagar Empire, History of India - The Islamic Sultanates, History of India - Delhi Sultanate, History of India - The Mughal era, History of India - Mughal Empire, History of India - The Maratha confederacy, History of India - The Kingdom of Mysore, History of India - The Punjab, History of India - Durrani Empire, History of India - Colonial era, History of India - Company rule, History of India - The British Raj, History of India - The independence movement, History of India - Republic of India, History of India - Textbooks and surveys Read more here: » History of India: Encyclopedia II - History of India - The Neolithic era |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Indian Independence Movement - Rise of organized movements Main articles: Indian National Congress - Freedom Era, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and Syed Ahmed Khan
The decades following the Sepoy Rebellion were a period of growing political awareness, manifestation of Indian public opinion, and emergence of Indian leadership at national and provincial levels.
The influences of socio-religious groups, especially in a nation where religion plays a vital role cannot be undermined. The Arya Samaj was an important Hindu organizati ...
See also:Indian Independence Movement, Indian Independence Movement - Indian Independence Movement, Indian Independence Movement - European rule, Indian Independence Movement - 1857: The First War of Independence, Indian Independence Movement - Causes, Indian Independence Movement - Mangal Pandey and the march to Delhi, Indian Independence Movement - The British response, Indian Independence Movement - Aftermath, Indian Independence Movement - Rise of organized movements, Indian Independence Movement - Partition of Bengal, Indian Independence Movement - World War I, Indian Independence Movement - The Rowlatt Act and its aftermath, Indian Independence Movement - The Gandhian generation, Indian Independence Movement - Dandi March and the civil disobedience movement, Indian Independence Movement - Revolutionary activities, Indian Independence Movement - Bhagat Singh, Indian Independence Movement - Udham Singh, Indian Independence Movement - Revolutionary activities in Bengal, Indian Independence Movement - Elections and the Lahore resolution, Indian Independence Movement - The climax: war and Quit India, Indian Independence Movement - The Indian National Army, Indian Independence Movement - Quit India, Indian Independence Movement - Independence 1947 to 1950, Indian Independence Movement - Indian Leaders, Indian Independence Movement - Indian National Congress, Indian Independence Movement - Leaders Across The Political Spectrum Read more here: » Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia II - Indian Independence Movement - Rise of organized movements |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - History of Bangladesh - Medieval period: arrival of Islam Islam made its first appearance in Bengal during the twelfth century AD when Sufi missionaries arrived. Later occasional Muslim invaders reinforced the process of conversion by building mosques, madrassas and Sufi Khanqahs. Beginning in 1202 a military commander from the Delhi Sultanate, Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji, overran Bihar and Bengal as far east as Rangpur, Bogra and the Brahmaputra River. The defeated Laksmanasena and his two sons moved to a place then called Vikramapura (south of Dhaka), where their diminished dominio ...
See also:History of Bangladesh, History of Bangladesh - Ancient times, History of Bangladesh - Medieval period: arrival of Islam, History of Bangladesh - The Mughal period, History of Bangladesh - British India, History of Bangladesh - Creation of Pakistan, History of Bangladesh - The Language Movement, History of Bangladesh - Politics: 1954 - 1970, History of Bangladesh - Independence, History of Bangladesh - Post-Independence, History of Bangladesh - External link Read more here: » History of Bangladesh: Encyclopedia II - History of Bangladesh - Medieval period: arrival of Islam |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, economic, religious and social causes. It is against this backdrop that the war of 1857 is to be seen.
The sepoys (from sipahi, Hindi for soldier, used for native Indian soldiers) had their own list of grievances against the Company Raj, mainly caused by the ethnic gulf between the British officers and their Indian troops. Other than Indian units of the British East India Company's army, much of the resistance came from the old aristocracy, who were se ...
See also:Indian rebellion of 1857, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Introduction, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Frictions, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Economics, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Political Interference, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Sepoys, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Start of the war, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Fire near Calcutta, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Bengal Native Infantry, Indian rebellion of 1857 - 3rd Light Cavalry at Meerut, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Support and Opposition, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Initial stages, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Delhi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Cawnpore, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Lucknow, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Jhansi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Other areas, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Retaliation -- The Devil's Wind, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Reorganization Read more here: » Indian rebellion of 1857: Encyclopedia II - Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, economic, religious and social causes. It is against this backdrop that the war of 1857 is to be seen.
The sepoys (from sipahi, Hindi for soldier, used for native Indian soldiers) had their own list of grievances against the Company Raj, mainly caused by the ethnic gulf between the British officers and their Indian troops. Other than Indian units of the British East India Company's army, much of the resistance came from the old aristocracy, who were se ...
See also:Indian rebellion of 1857, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Introduction, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Frictions, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Economics, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Political interference, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Sepoys, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Start of the war, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Fire near Calcutta, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Bengal Native Infantry, Indian rebellion of 1857 - 3rd Light Cavalry at Meerut, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Support and opposition, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Initial stages, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Delhi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Cawnpore, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Lucknow, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Jhansi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Other areas, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Retaliation -- The Devil's Wind, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Reorganization Read more here: » Indian rebellion of 1857: Encyclopedia II - Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Political integration of India - Integrating the Union Many of the 565 states that had joined the Union were very small and lacked resources to sustain their economies and support their growing populations. Many published their own currency, imposed restrictions and their own tax rules that impeded free trade. Although Prajamandals (People's Conventions) had been organized to increase democracy, a contentious debate opened over dissolving the very states India promised to officially recognize just months ago. Challenged by princes, Sardar Patel and V. P. Menon emphasized that witho ...
See also:Political integration of India, Political integration of India - British India, Political integration of India - The states, Political integration of India - Process of accession, Political integration of India - Instrument of accession, Political integration of India - Patel's diplomacy, Political integration of India - Accession of the states, Political integration of India - Junagadh, Political integration of India - Kashmir, Political integration of India - Hyderabad, Political integration of India - Conflicting agendas, Political integration of India - Integrating the Union, Political integration of India - Pondicherry and Goa, Political integration of India - States reorganization, Political integration of India - Punjab and northeastern India, Political integration of India - Integration in media, Political integration of India - Into the 21st century, Political integration of India - Notes Read more here: » Political integration of India: Encyclopedia II - Political integration of India - Integrating the Union |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Vedic civilization - Overview The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with archaeological evidence. Linguistically, the Vedic texts could be classified in five chronological strata:
1. Rigvedic: The Rigveda is by far the most archaic of the Vedic texts preserved, and it retains many common Indo-Iranian elements, both in language and in content, that are not present in any other Vedic texts. Its creation must have taken place over several centuries, and apart from ...
See also:Vedic civilization, Vedic civilization - Overview, Vedic civilization - Rigvedic period, Vedic civilization - Political organization, Vedic civilization - Society and economy, Vedic civilization - Vedic Religion, Vedic civilization - The later Vedic period, Vedic civilization - Kingdoms, Vedic civilization - Society Read more here: » Vedic civilization: Encyclopedia II - Vedic civilization - Overview |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Partition of India - Background of the partition
Partition of India - Seeds of partition.
The seeds of partition were sown long before independence, in the struggle between various factions of the Indian nationalist movement, and especially of the Indian National Congress, for control of the movement. Muslims felt threatened by Hindu majorities. The Hindus, in their turn, felt that the nationalist leaders were coddling the minority Muslims and slighting the majority Hindus.
The All India Muslim League (AIML) was formed in 1906 by Muslims who were suspici ...
See also:Partition of India, Partition of India - Pakistan and India, Partition of India - Background of the partition, Partition of India - Seeds of partition, Partition of India - State of affairs before the partition, Partition of India - Main political players, Partition of India - The process of division, Partition of India - Border definition, Partition of India - Legal arrangements, Partition of India - The Princely States, Partition of India - Expedited controversial process, Partition of India - Population Exchanges, Partition of India - The present-day religious demographics of India proper and former East and West Pakistan, Partition of India - Division of assets, Partition of India - Present-day status of refugees in both India and Pakistan, Partition of India - Refugees settled in India, Partition of India - Refugees settled in Pakistan, Partition of India - Aftermath, Partition of India - Notes Read more here: » Partition of India: Encyclopedia II - Partition of India - Background of the partition |
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| | | | History of South India: Encyclopedia II - Indus Valley Civilization - Decline collapse and legacy Around 1900 BC, signs of a gradual decline begin to emerge. People started to leave the cities. Those who remained were poorly nourished. By around 1800 BC, most of the cities were abandoned.
In the aftermath of the Indus civilization's collapse, regional cultures emerged, to varying degrees showing the influence of the Indus civilization. In the formerly great city of Harappa, burials have been found that correspond to a regional culture called the Cemetery H culture. At the same time, the Ochre ...
See also:Indus Valley Civilization, Indus Valley Civilization - Overview, Indus Valley Civilization - Settlements, Indus Valley Civilization - Predecessors, Indus Valley Civilization - Emergence of Civilization, Indus Valley Civilization - Cities, Indus Valley Civilization - Science, Indus Valley Civilization - Arts and Culture, Indus Valley Civilization - Trade, Indus Valley Civilization - Agriculture, Indus Valley Civilization - Writing or Symbol System, Indus Valley Civilization - Geography, Indus Valley Civilization - Decline collapse and legacy, Indus Valley Civilization - Bibliography Read more here: » Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia II - Indus Valley Civilization - Decline collapse and legacy |
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