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The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.
R. C. Majumdar, on the other hand, assumed a period of 25 years for each generation, and placed him in c. 550 CE. The following is a list of the dynasty's rulers (IAST names in brackets) and estimates of their reigns, assuming a period of 25 years. Harichandra (Haricandra) alias Rohilladhi (r. c. 550 CE), founder of dynasty; Rajilla (r. c. 575 CE)
Vishnu Purana, 1.14 Vishnu Purana opens as a conversation between sage Maitreya and his Guru, Parashara, with the sage asking, "What Is The Nature Of This Universe And Everything That Is In It?" First Amsa: Cosmology The first Amsha (part) of Vishnu Purana presents cosmology, dealing with the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe. The mythology, states Rocher, is woven with the ...
Monarchy was the predominant form of government in India until the not-too-distant past. [1] Monarchy in ancient India was ruled by a King who functioned as its protector, a role which involved both secular and religious power. The meaning and significance of kingship changed dramatically between the Vedic and Later Vedic period, and underwent ...
On the night of 3 November, the Indian Air Force airlifted the Para Special forces from Agra and flew them non-stop over 2,000 km to Maldives. The paracommandos landed at Hulule, secured the airfield, and restored government rule at Malé within hours and without bloodshed.
t. e. In Hinduism, Itihasa-Purana, also called the fifth Veda, [1][2][3] refers to the traditional accounts of cosmogeny, myths, royal genealogies of the lunar dynasty and solar dynasty, and legendary past events, [web 1] as narrated in the Itahasa (Mahabharata and the Ramayana) [1] and the Puranas. [1] They are highly influential in Indian ...
Maratha Confederacy. "Har Har Mahādēv" [1][2]. The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [10][11][12] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [13][14] often subordinate to the former. It was established in 1674 with the ...
Hindu and Buddhist religious establishments of South and Southeast Asia came to be centres of production and commerce as they accumulated capital donated by patrons. They engaged in estate management, craftsmanship, and trade. Buddhism in particular travelled alongside the maritime trade, promoting literacy, art, and the use of coinage. [138]