Kazimierz the Restorer, graphics by Aleksander Lesser. Casimir I the Restorer Polish prince from the Piast dynasty. He was the son of King Mieszko II Lambert and the German aristocrat of Richeza of Lorraine. He was educated in writing in his youth, but there is no indication (contrary to a lat
Bezprym in Kamil Jadczaks drawing. Bezprym (986-1032) - the prince of Poland from the Piast dynasty. Firstborn son of Bolesław the Brave from his second marriage to an unknown Hungarian aristocrat. In his youth, he was removed from inheriting the throne. His fate is a subject of numerous specula
19th-century image of Mieszko II by Franciszek Smuglewicz. Mieszko II Lambert King of Poland (1025-1034) of the Piast dynasty, the second crowned ruler of the state, the prince of Poland (1032-1034). He gained political ground alongside his father, Bolesław the Brave, taking part in a long-ter
Bolesław the Brave according to Marcello Bacciarelli. Bolesław I the Brave (the first king of Poland) The ruler of the Piast dynasty, the first king of Poland. Son of Mieszko I and Dobrawa. One of the most warlike monarchs in the history of the country and the founder of a vast superpower base
Mieszko I according to Jan Matejko Mieszko I Prince of the Piast dynasty, the first Christian ruler of Greater Poland. He was born around 935. He took power after his father, Siemomyśl, in the 50s of the 10th century, quickly getting involved in a difficult war with his western neighbor - a un
A story called Padmavati Samay has also been given in the poem named Prithviraj Raso. According to this, a king named Vijaypal Yadav used to rule the region called Samudra Shikh in the east. His wifes name was Padmasen and daughters name was Padmavati. One day Prince Padmavati was walking in the gar
In a poem called Prithviraj Raso, it is described that the princess Chandravati of King Chandra Pundir was married to Prithviraj Chauhan, from whose womb the successor of Sapadalaksha was born Ransi. We had discussed in the earlier episode that Ransi is a fictional character, the name of that prince
In the previous episode we had discussed Queen Ajiya of Emperor Prithviraj. Like Ajia, love stories are also associated with some other queens of Emperor Prithviraj, from whose study it is known that the princesses of different states started falling in love with the emperor after hearing the tales
As Prithviraj Chauhans victory march progressed, his splendor increased and in the same way, different princes of North India started marrying their princesses to Prithviraj. Different numbers and different names of the queens of Prithviraj Chauhan are found in different texts. For this reason, the
In AD 1180, at the age of only 14, King Prithviraj Chauhan took all the rights of the state from his mother and removed the ministers and officers of his faith appointed in all the high posts of the state and removed the ministers and officers of his faith. Appointed. Probably the time of preservat
Someshwara died in AD 1178. According to Prithviraj Raso, Someshwars brother Kanrai killed Raja Pratapsinh Solanki of Anhilwara due to a misunderstanding in the full court of Ajmer. On this the Solanki ruler of Anhilwara Bhola Bhima (AD 1179-1242) attacked Ajmer to avenge the murder of his father Pr
After the death of Vigraharaj (IV) in AD 1163, his minor son Amargangaya or Apargangeya ascended the throne of Ajmer. He could only rule for 5-6 years and was ousted by his cousin Prithviraj (II). Prithviraj (II), was the son of the patriarch Jagadeva. An inscription dated to AD 1167 from the time o
We had discussed in the previous episode that after the defeat of Chauhan king Arnoraj at the hands of Chaulukya ruler Kumarpal, Arnoraj re-collected his lost power and hoisted his victory flag to the regions of Sindhu and Saraswati, but his son Rajkumar Jagdev took the red flag of the state. He kil
The struggle between the Chaulukyas and the Chauhans for the expansion of the kingdom was going on for the last several centuries. This struggle reached its peak during the time of Arnoraj. However, Arnoraj did not want to increase this union because Arnaraj wanted to expand his kingdom towards Mal
We had discussed in the previous episode that after Ajaydev Chauhan, his son Arnoraj became the lord of Ajmer. Arnoraj is also known as Anaji. Arnoraj ascended the throne of Chauhans around AD 1133 and ruled till AD 1155. He too became a powerful ruler like his ancestors. He assumed the titles of Ma
This belief has penetrated deep into the Indian public that Raja Jaichand Gahadwal had invited the ruler of Ghazni, Muhammad Ghori, to attack India in AD 1192 to avenge his old enmity with King Prithviraj Chauhan. The main basis of this belief is the book Tabakate Nasiri written by Minhajuddin Sira
In the previous episode we had discussed that according to Prithviraj Raso, there were 21 battles between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori in which the armies of King Prithviraj Chauhan were victorious. The Hammir epic describes the defeat of Gauri seven times by Prithviraj. The Prithviraj Prab
After a severe defeat from the Chaulukyas of Gujarat in AD 1178, Muhammad Ghori understood that he should conquer the Muslim nobles of India before laying his hands on the Hindu kings of India, so that he could move slowly in India. In those days Punjab was ruled by many small Muslim-Amirs which wer
In the twelfth century AD, a new dynasty emerged in the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan called the Gaur dynasty. The hill region of Gaur is situated between Ghazni and Herat. The residents of Gaur region are called Gauri. In AD 1173 Ghiyasuddin Ghori permanently took over Ghazni and appointed his youn
At the time when King Prithviraj Chauhan was entangled with the Chaulukyas in the south, the kings of Jammu and Kangra in the north, the Chandelas in the east and the Gahadavalas in the north-east, the Turks from Afghanistan in the west were expanding their territory rapidly in India. were. Before
Considered as one of the masters of French and European Romanticism, Jules Michelet (1798-1874) is above all presented as the father of the history of France but also as the “teacher” of this nation. A man of the people, dedicated to the people, the historian has always thought that his mission was
Japanese artist, Izumo no Okuni (出雲阿国, around 1572 – 1613?) is considered the creator of kabuki, an epic and spectacular genre of traditional Japanese theatre. Miko Many sources from his time and later, including paintings, drawings, diaries of members of the nobility , mention Okuni and teach us
Sappho is an ancient Greek poetess who lived in the 7th and 6th centuries BC in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos. Poetess, singer and dancer We have little information about Sapphô; the sources that have come to them are late or are comic works, and most of his works have been lost. Sapphô was b
Mao Zedong is still revered as a saint in China today. But his rule was marked by violence, terror and lawlessness. The Great Chairman brought the Middle Kingdom to the edge of the abyss. Poor house of China When Mao was born in 1893, China was a poor house. The late imperial dynasty that ruled the