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Tribal and peasant movements are social movements that involve the marginalized and oppressed sections of society, such as tribal communities and peasants. These movements aim to bring social and economic…

British Policies and Consolidation: During the British colonial period in India, several policies were implemented to consolidate their power over the Indian subcontinent. To consolidate its power, the British completed the…

The ”Expansion of British Power in India” has three significant phases, which are known as “Mercantilism (1757-1813), “Laissez Faire” (1813-1860), and “Finance Imperialism” (1860-1947). This reveals the periodical enhancement of…

The European advent in India began with the arrival of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in the city of Calicut in 1498. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to…

Rise of Independent States in the 18th century, on the debris of the Mughal Empire and its political system, arose a large number of independent and semi-independent powers such as the Bengal,…

The Maratha Empire was a Hindu empire that existed in India from the late 17th century to the early 19th century. It was founded by the warrior king Shivaji, who…

The term "Later Mughals" refers to the period of Mughal rule in India after the reign of Aurangzeb, who died in 1707. Muazzam emerged victorious after defeating Muhammad Azam Shah…

He succeeded to the throne after his father Humayun’s death. In 1556, in the second battle of Panipat, he defeated Hemu (Sur’s wazir). Between 1556-60, Akbar ruled under Bairam Khan’s…

The Mughal Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Indian history. After the death of Akbar in 1605, his son Jahangir became Emperor. He ruled the empire for…

The Mughal Empire was a powerful Islamic state that ruled over most of South Asia from the 16th to the mid-19th century. It was founded by Babur, a Chaghatai Turkic-Mongol…

It was a religious reform movement during medieval times which emphasized single-minded intense devotion to God. The Bhakti movement was based on the doctrine that the relationship between god and…

At the beginning of 12 AD, some religious people in Persia turned to asceticism due to the increasing materialism of the Caliphate. They came to be called the ‘Sufis’. In…

The Vijayanagar Empire also called the Karnata Kingdom, covered much of the region of South India, controlling the lands of the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,…

The Bahmani Sultanate was a Persianised Muslim state of the Deccan in South India and one of the major medieval Indian kingdoms. Though the region was ruled by a Muslim…

The Delhi Sultanate is a gallant exemplar of the grandeur of Medieval India. It contributed a lot to art, culture, and architecture. These Sultans of Delhi ruled for quite a long…

The Delhi Sultanate is a gallant exemplar of the grandeur of Medieval India. It contributed a lot to art, culture, and architecture. These Sultans of Delhi ruled for quite a long…

Glaciers are a bulk of ice moving under its weight. It forms in areas where the amassing of snow goes beyond its ablation over many years.

The rainfall that has been acidified when oxides of sulphur and nitrogen react with the moisture in the atmosphere. Acid rain has a pH of less than 5.6 (pH less…

The first Muslim invasion of India was by the Arabs, led by Muhammad bin Qasim. It occurred in 711 AD and resulted in Sind's conquest.

After 468 AD, the Gupta empire started declining and collapsed by the middle of the 6th century AD. The Post-Gupta period (up to 750 A.D.) During the end of the…