Indian History

This blog is a comprehensive and in-depth guide to the events, people and places throughout the history of India

Chronology of Indian History
ANCIENT HISTORY
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
MODERN HISTORY
POLICY
QUIZ
On This Day - What Happened Today In Indian History
Historical Figures
Historic Destinations
2025 Delhi Assembly Elections

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

Tale of Imperial Medieval Cholas - Part 1

Tale of Imperial Medieval Cholas - Part 2

Did Muhammad bin Tughluq kill Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq?

Hampi: A Forgotten Empire

Where was Razia Buried?

Invasion of Timur on India

Kakatiya Dynasty

Khizr Khan, Founder of Sayyid Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate

Turkan-i-Chahalgani, the Group of Forty

Ibrahim Lodi, The Last Lodi Sultan

Humayun : The Fugitive Mughal Emperor

Rebellion of Khusrau

Muhammad Shah Rangila

Later Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah: Incompetent and Morally Depraved

Rafi-ud-Darajat: Puppet Mughal Emperor

Guru Arjan, the Fifth Guru of Sikhism

Chittor Conquest of Ala-ud-din Khilji

Balban: The Great Dictator of Delhi Sultanate

Email This BlogThis!Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Tabaqat-i-Akbari of Nizamuddin Ahmad

Khwajah Nizamuddin Ahmad was a medieval writer who has written Tabaqat-i-Akbari , dealing with the event from early Muslim invasions to the ...

Sanskrit Books and Authors in Ancient India

Books Authors Abhigyan Shakuntalam (Recognition of Shakuntala) Kalidasa Aihole ...
Turkan-i-Chahalgani, the Group of Forty

Amir-i-Chahalgani, known variously as Turkan-i-Chahalgani and Chalisa (The Forty), was a group of 40 faithful slaves which came into existen...
Muhammad Shah Rangila

Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, died in 1707. Muhammad Shah became Mughal emperor in 1719. During the interregnum, Bahadur Shah I...

Followers

Search This Blog

HTML

Tags

Music

Categories

Facebook

Home
About
Contact

Home
Features
_Multi DropDown
__DropDown 1
__DropDown 2
__DropDown 3
_ShortCodes
_SiteMap
_Error Page
Documentation
_Web
_Video
Download This Template
Download This Template

Most Popular

Fatuhat-i-Alamgiri by Ishwar Das Nagar

Ishwar Das Nagar was the most remarkable Hindu historiographer during the reign of the sixth and last most notable Mughal monarch Aurangzeb. He was the author of the Fatuhat-i-Alamgiri, t he only literary work that was composed under the patronage of Aurangzeb who was otherwise opposed to the encouragement of arts and letters. The Fatawa-i-Alamgiri has been described as "the greatest digest of Muslim law made in India".

Muhammad Shah Rangila

Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, died in 1707. Muhammad Shah became Mughal emperor in 1719. During the interregnum, Bahadur Shah I , Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi-ud-Darajat and Rafi-ud-Daula ascended the Mughal throne. Jahandar Shah was murdered on the orders of Farrukhsiyar who had the support of the two powerful Mughal nobles Sayyid Abdullah and his brother Sayyid Husain Ali at that time. They are famous in history as Sayyid brothers, the King-makers. In 1719, Farrukhsiyar were murdered in utter disregard of a Mughal emperor by Sayyid brothers. Rafi-ud-Darajat died of consumption in a few months. Rafi-ud-Daula was addicted to opium and died in 4 months. Sayyid brothers now chose Raushan Akhtar, a son of Jahan Shah (the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I), to be the emperor. Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne under the title of Muhamamd Shah in September 1719. In the beginning Muhammad Shah was a puppet in the hands of Sayyid brothers who soon began to lose their gri...

Turkan-i-Chahalgani, the Group of Forty

Amir-i-Chahalgani, known variously as Turkan-i-Chahalgani and Chalisa (The Forty), was a group of 40 faithful slaves which came into existence with the task of protecting Shamsuddin Iltutmish , the third Slave Sultan of Delhi Sultanate. The idea to form the group was taken by him when he came to realize that Turkish nobles cannot be trusted and could be a threat to his rule. With the passage of time the group went on to become very influential and powerful. Though Iltutmish succeeded in keeping the group under control, after his rule they became notorious and intrigued against nearly all his successors. The Forty acquired domination on the affairs of the state so much so that no ruler could defy them. Without their support it was utterly out of questions for the rulers to win the battle for succession. The members of this Turkish nobility used to appropriate all the offices of the state to themselves. Some of the rulers of the Slave dynasty after Iltutmish were murdered by these s...

Ghositarama monastery of Kaushambi

Ghoshitaram monastery in Kosambi/ Image source Kaushambi was a thriving centre of Buddhism in ancient times and was one of the six greatest cities during Buddha’s time besides serving as the capital of the Vatsa kingdom. Kaushambi which was visited by the Buddha several times finds mention in the accounts of seventh century Chinese scholar and traveler Huen Tsang who records that the place was home to 10 monasteries when he visited it. The archaeological excavations have led to the discovery of the remains of the Ghositarama monastery which played host to the Buddha during his stay in the city. Ghositarama monastery was built by one of the leading Shreshti (bankers) of Kaushambi, Ghosita whose daughter Samavati was the wife of Udayana, t he most famous king of the Vatsa kingdom who ruled in the 6th century BC.

Opinions on the Revolt of 1857

The Revolt of 1857, also known as First War of Indian Independence , shook the very foundation of the British Empire in India. Some of the famous quotes related to the Revolt: “The crisis came at first as a mere military mutiny, it speedily changed its character and became a national insurrection.” – G. B. Malleson “It is mutiny or is it a national revolt?” – Benjamin Disraeli , British Conservative leader and Prime Minister. "What began as a fight for religion ended as a war for independence for there is not the slightest doubt that rebels wanted to get rid of the alien government and restore the old order of which the king of Delhi was the rightful representative.” – S.N.Sen “On the whole, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that so-called First National War of Independence is neither First, nor National, nor a war of independence.” - R.C. Majumadar . “It is in fact an anachronism to describe the mutiny as the first essay towards modern independen...

Faruqi Dynasty of Khandesh

Fort Asirgarh Situated in the Tapti valley, Khandesh was a province in the empire of Muhammad bin Tughluq, the second ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty. After the death of his successor Firoz Shah Tughluq (1309 –1388), Malik Raja Faruqi, then governor of Khandesh, declared his independence from Delhi Sultanate and founded the Faruqi (also spelt Farooqui) dynasty of Khandesh Sultanate. Malik Raja Faruqi strengthened his position by a matrimonial alliance under which he married his daughter to Hushang Shah, the Malwa ruler. He was succeeded by his son Nasir Khan (reigned 1399-1437) who succeeded in capturing the impregnable fort of Asirgarh from a Hindu chieftain...

Menu Footer Widget

Home
About
Contact

Social Plugin

About Me

Deepak: This is a blog about Indian history. It is edited by me, Deepak Singh, and features information, articles, news and links to interesting history related items from India.

View my complete profile

Total Pageviews

1,042,233

Blog Archive

▼ 2025 (120)
- ▼ April (16)
- ► March (28)
- ► February (39)
- ► January (37)

► 2024 (257)
- ► December (31)
- ► November (30)
- ► October (75)
- ► September (12)
- ► August (4)
- ► July (2)
- ► June (2)
- ► May (2)
- ► April (2)
- ► March (94)
- ► February (1)
- ► January (2)

► 2023 (64)
- ► December (2)
- ► November (4)
- ► October (8)
- ► September (9)
- ► August (2)
- ► June (6)
- ► May (9)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (8)
- ► February (3)
- ► January (7)

► 2022 (35)
- ► December (2)
- ► November (5)
- ► October (4)
- ► August (2)
- ► July (2)
- ► May (5)
- ► April (1)
- ► March (9)
- ► February (1)
- ► January (4)

► 2021 (106)
- ► December (11)
- ► November (2)
- ► October (1)
- ► September (8)
- ► August (15)
- ► July (9)
- ► June (1)
- ► May (5)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (20)
- ► January (18)

► 2020 (24)
- ► December (13)
- ► November (3)
- ► October (4)
- ► April (2)
- ► February (1)
- ► January (1)

► 2019 (2)
- ► December (2)

► 2014 (37)
- ► May (17)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (3)
- ► February (2)
- ► January (9)

► 2013 (102)
- ► December (7)
- ► November (1)
- ► October (2)
- ► September (5)
- ► August (6)
- ► July (24)
- ► June (10)
- ► May (19)
- ► April (5)
- ► February (14)
- ► January (9)

► 2012 (38)
- ► December (18)
- ► November (8)
- ► October (7)
- ► September (2)
- ► June (3)

► 2011 (69)
- ► September (3)
- ► August (12)
- ► July (8)
- ► June (7)
- ► May (21)
- ► April (12)
- ► February (4)
- ► January (2)

► 2010 (75)
- ► December (10)
- ► November (17)
- ► October (16)
- ► September (20)
- ► August (2)
- ► May (10)

Translate

Labels

Report Abuse

Copyright Issue

The contents of the blog are kept as precise as possible, but no guarantee is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of the data.

Some of the images used on this site have been uploaded from the internet. Their copyrights lie with the respective owners.

If the owner of any copy-righted image does not want their images to be used on the site, they may contact us at indeepak@gmail.com We will remove the relevant image immediately.

Statcounter

Web Analytics

SHARE

Chronology of Indian History
ANCIENT HISTORY
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
MODERN HISTORY
POLICY
QUIZ

Powered by Blogger.