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Kolappa Kanakasabhapathy Pillay (3 April 1905 – 26 September 1981) was an Indian historian who headed the Department of Indian history at the University of Madras from 1954 to 1966. [1] He also served as a President of the Indian History Congress and as the founder-President of the South Indian History Congress. [2]
The Pandyan Kingdom finally became extinct after the establishment of the Madurai Sultanate in the 14th century CE. The Pandyas excelled in both trade and literature. They controlled the pearl fisheries along the south Indian coast, between Sri Lanka and India, which produced one of the finest pearls known in the ancient world.
The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcontinent. The rulers of the Sena Dynasty traced their origin to the south India. [4] [5] The Palas of Bengal were succeeded by the Sena Dynasty. [5] The dynasty's founder was Samanta Sena. After him came Hemanta Sena, who usurped power and styled himself king in ...
Kaundinya I (Khmer: កៅណ្ឌិន្យ, Sanskrit: कौण्डिन्य, Kauṇḍinya), also known as Kaundanya in Odia (କୌଣ୍ଡନ୍ୟ), Hùntián (Chinese: 混塡), Hỗn Điền (Vietnamese: 混塡) and Preah Thong (Khmer: ព្រះថោង), [1] was the second monarch of Funan (reigned c. 1st century) which comprises much of Cambodia located in mainland ...
South Kosala was later conquered by Gautamiputra Satakarni of the Satavahana dynasty in the early part of the 2nd century CE and remained in their possession up to the second half of the 2nd century CE. It was during the second and third century CE, the Meghas or Meghavahanas reappeared in the political scene and regained their suzerainty over ...
Ishwarsena is the only confirmed ruler of his dynasty.He is mentioned in the Nasik cave inscription dated in his ninth regnal year. In the inscription, he is referred to have made two investments of 1,000 and 500 Karshapanas in trade guilds at Govardhana (Old Nasik), for the purpose of providing medicines for the sick monks living in the monasteries of the Nasik hills.
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The vizier of the Indian king invented chess as a cheerful, playful challenge to King Khosrow. It seems that the Indian ruler who sent the game of chess to Khosrow may have been Śarvavarman, between the beginning of Śarvavarman's reign in 560/565 and the end of Khosrow's reign in 579, [7] [9] [10] When the game was sent to Iran it came with a ...