Indian History

6TH HISTORY SOUTH INDIAN KINGDOMS 6TH HISTORY SOUTH INDIAN KINGDOMS At the beginning of the seventh century, the Pallavas were ruling South India with Kanchipuram as their capital, contemporary with the Harsha dynasty. Most of the central and eastern Deccan were under the Badami (Vatapi) Chalukyas. Characteristic feature of Medieval India = Emergence of regional

6TH THE AGE OF EMPIRES GUPTAS AND VARDHANAS 6TH THE AGE OF EMPIRES GUPTAS AND VARDHANAS The period when the Kushana Empire lost its strength in North India = Third century AD. The period when the Satavahana Empire lost its strength in the south = Third century AD. The Gupta Dynasty ruled for about 200

THE POST MAURYAN INDIA THE POST MAURYAN INDIA Foreigners who invaded India after the downfall of the Mauryan Empire in the North West = Sakas, Scythians, Parthians, Indo-Greeks or Bactrian Greeks and Kushanas. After the death of Ashoka, the Satavahanas became independent in South. Befor the formation of Gupta Dynasty, Sungas and Kanvas ruled in

Society and Culture in Ancient Tamizhagam The Sangam Age The term sangam refers to a group of Tamil poets under the patronage of the Pandya kings of Madurai. The songs composed by these poets are collectively known as “Sangam Literature”. The period in which Sangam Literature was composed is known as “Sangam Age”. Epigraphic evidences

6TH HISTORY FROM CHIEFDOMS TO EMPIRES 6TH HISTORY FROM CHIEFDOMS TO EMPIRES Period of formation of new regional states in India = sixth century BC. The period when new knowledge flourished in North India = sixth century BC. Those who gave rise to the flowering of new knowledge in India = Buddha, Mahavira. The role

டெல்லிச் சுல்தானியம் டெல்லிச் சுல்தானியம் முதன் முதலில் இந்தியாவின் மேல் படையெடுத்த முஸ்லிம்கள் = அரேபியர்கள். பற்பல குழுக்களாக இருந்த அரேபியர்கள், முகமது நபியின் இஸ்லாம் மதத்தின் காரணமாக அரேபியர்கள் ஒன்றிணைந்து பெரும் சக்தியாக உருவெடுத்தனர். முகமது நபியின் மறைவிற்கு பிறகு, அவரின் பிரதிநிதிகளான “கலிஃபாக்கள்” (Khalifah) பெரும் அரேபியப் பேரரசை உருவாக்கினர். அரேபியர்கள் கி.பி. எட்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் தொடக்கத்தில் இந்தியாவின் சிந்துப் பகுதி மேல் படையெடுத்தனர். சிந்துவின் மீது படையெடுக்க கட்டளையிட்ட கலிஃபா = அல்

6TH HISTORY GREAT THINKERS AND NEW FAITH Intellectual and spiritual development The period which is known as intellectual and spiritual development period = Sixth century BC. Important period in ancient Indian history = 6th century BC. Shower of stars As a land mark period in the intellectual and spiritual development in India, historian Will Durant

MEGALITHIC CULTURE IN SOUTH INDIA What is Chalcolithic Period The “Rig Vedic Culture” of North India corresponds to the Copper Age culture of other parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is called “chalcolithic culture” because people used copper (chalco) and stone (lithic) at the same time. Megalithic culture in South India Copper age culture of

6TH HISTORY VEDIC CULTURE IN NORTH INDIA 6TH HISTORY VEDIC CULTURE IN NORTH INDIA The first pahase of Urbanisation of India came with Indus Civilisation. A new era, called Vedic Age began with the arrival of Aryans. What is Vedic period Period started with arrival of Aryans = Vedic period. The Vedic period is the