Two Muslim historians, Vakayat-e-Mushki (page 103) and Tarikh-i-Dawdi (page 253), write that once Sher Shah, while traveling between Sarangpur and Ujjain, narrated the early events of his life to Mallu Khan while accompanying him. He told that once he fell in the trap of thieves and robbers and join
The Magadha Mahajanapada has been the center of political rise, fall and socio-religious awakening since ancient times. 6th century BC One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas of Magadha was a powerful and organized monarchy during the Buddha period. Its capital was Giriwarj. This kingdom extended to the Ga
Mauryan Social Life Like the earlier Dharmashastras, Kautilya also wrote Varnashrama System considered as the basis of social organization. Kautilyas Arthashastra mentions four classes of society- Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra , According to him it is the duty of the king to protect the Va
In the 18th century, when Mughal power was waning, conflicts between the British and the French East India Company resulted in the expansion of the British to the south. Both the Anglo-French companies aimed to make maximum profit from the trade, so they sought to oust each other in order to maintai