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2 days ago · The Vijayanagara Empire ( / vɪˌdʒəjəˈnɑːɡərə /; also called the Karnata Kingdom [4]) was a medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist cowherd community that claimed Yadava lineage.
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14 hours ago · Especially important was the coming of Islam, brought from the northwest by Arab, Turkish, Persian, and other raiders beginning early in the 8th century ce. Eventually, some of those raiders stayed; by the 13th century much of the subcontinent was under Muslim rule, and the number of Muslims steadily increased.
2 days ago · By repeatedly repulsing Mongol raiders in the 13th century, the sultanate saved India from the devastation visited on West and Central Asia, setting the scene for centuries of migration of fleeing soldiers, learned men, mystics, traders, artists, and artisans from that region into the subcontinent, thereby creating a syncretic Indo-Islamic ...
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5 days ago · The period coincided with greater use of mechanical technology in the Indian subcontinent. From the 13th century onwards, India began adopting some mechanical technologies from the Islamic world, including gears and pulleys, machines with cams and cranks.
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3 days ago · Advertisement. Harping on civilisational oneness does not imply saying that Ancient India was a model civilisation or a single political entity or a land of perfect bliss. It means that the people who resided in what is now called the Indian sub-continent had some powerful commonalities in terms of values, beliefs and faith which bound them ...
2 days ago · From the first Rajya Sabha to be held to the completion of the construction of the Red Fort, several things took place making May 13th just more important than a usual day. Let’s dig deep and ...
The Genoese Brothers who Disappeared in Search of a Spice Route in the 13th Century. by Jorge Álvarez May 13, 2024. In the late 13th century, two Genoese brothers with a musical surname embarked on the daunting adventure of finding an alternative spice route. Their idea was to reach India with two galleys, aided by sailors from Majorca, but ...
