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1 day ago · The Vijayanagara Empire (/ v ɪ ˌ dʒ ə j ə ˈ n ɑː ɡ ə r ə /; also called the Karnata Kingdom) 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 Gadariya community that claimed Kuruba lineage.
1 day ago · Ancient history refers to the time period beginning with the first records in writing, approximately 3600 BC. It ends with the fall of several significant empires, such as the Western Roman Empire in the Mediterranean, the Han Dynasty in China, and the Gupta Empire in India, collectively around 500 AD.
4 days ago · Concrete as we understand it in the modern age, however, stems from Roman times. The Colosseum (82 CE) and the Pantheon (circa 128 CE) utilize what is called opus caementicium or Roman concrete.
4 days ago · v. t. e. The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.
4 days ago · This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)(570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day. [citation needed]
1 day ago · Transylvania is a historical region in central and northwestern Romania. It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingdom (168 BC–106 AD), Roman Dacia (106–271), the Goths, the Hunnic Empire (4th–5th centuries), the Kingdom of the Gepids (5th–6th centuries), the Avar Khaganate (6th–9th centuries), the Slavs, and the ...
1 day ago · Much of the archipelago came under Spanish rule, creating the first unified political structure known as the Philippines. Spanish colonial rule saw the introduction of Christianity, the code of law, and the oldest modern university in Asia. The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain.
