Indian History
Reign of Akbar: How a 13-Year-Old Boy Became “Akbar the Great”
He was illiterate, yet he owned a library of 24,000 books. He was a Muslim emperor who celebrated Diwali and...
The Battle of Talikota:”City of Victory” Became the Ruins of Hampi
In 1565, the richest city in India was burned to the ground. It took five sultans and one decisive battle...
Second Battle of Panipat: How Akbar Defeated Hemu Vikramaditya
On November 5, 1556, a stray arrow struck the eye of India's last major Hindu emperor, turning a certain victory...
Reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq: When Brilliance Met Disaster
He transferred his capital 700 miles away, only to move it back. He introduced token currency centuries before its time,...
The Reign of Alauddin Khalji: The Sultan Who Defied Economics and Empires
He stopped the Mongols six times, fixed the price of every item in the market, and became the first Muslim...
Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate: From Slave Kings to the Lodis
In 1206, a slave became a Sultan. Following the victories of Muhammad Ghori, his trusted general Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded a...
The Second Battle of Tarain 1192
In 1192, a single battle changed India's history for the next 700 years. It wasn't won by numbers, but by...
Reign of Chandragupta Maurya: When a Commoner Became First Emperor of India
He started as an ordinary boy with a royal dream and ended up defeating Alexander's general and building India's first...
Reign of Chandragupta I: The Founder of the Gupta Golden Age
He wasn't just a king; he was the Maharajadhiraja. By marrying a Licchavi princess and establishing a new calendar, he...
Gupta Empire: When Science, Art, and Conquest Met
From the conquests of Samudragupta to the poetry of Kalidasa, this was an era where the sword and the pen...
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