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The reign of Harisimhadeva was considered a landmark point in the history of Mithila with many events taking place during his four-decade rule. He introduced many social changes such as the four-class system for Maithil Brahmins and developed the Panji system. [7] The scholars that thronged his courts left a permanent imprint on Mithila. [8]
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.
Stephanie W. Jamison warns against using it as a major source to reconstruct history since the description of the battle is "anything but clear." [2] [10] Both Witzel and Jamison find the very next hymn (7.19, verse 3) to show a striking shift of allegiance with Indra helping Sudas as well the Purus, who won land. [6] [2]
The Oiniwar dynasty, or Oiṇīvāra dynasty also known as the Sugauna dynasty, [a] was a Maithil ruling dynasty of territories that form part of the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. [3] They governed the area between 1325 and 1526, being preceded by the Karnat dynasty .
Raja Prithu (also known as Jalpeswara) was a King of the early medieval period in the present-day state of Assam, India.Archeological remains of a Shiva temple and extensive fortifications in present-day Jalpaiguri in India and present-day Rangpur District of Bangladesh are attributed to him.
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 ...
The vizier of the Indian king invented chess as a cheerful, playful challenge to emperor Khosrow. It seems that the Indian ruler who sent the game of chess to Khosrow was the Maukhari monarch Śarvavarman of Kannauj, between the beginning of Śarvavarman's reign in 560/565 and the end of Khosrow's reign in 579.
The Indian king can be identified as either Shivakara I or his son Shubhakara I, who ruled the Odra region at the time. In the 9th century, the Buddhist monk Prajna, who had earlier visited several important Buddhist sites including Nalanda, settled in a monastery in Odra. This suggests the Buddhist monasteries of Odra had become reputed ...