Pratihara Empire – the beginnings The Pratihara empire came into being in 730 AD. The founder was Nagabhatta Pratihara I who was...

Repulse of Arab raids into India in 7th century second half: With consolidation of the Umayyad Caliphate in the Arab world, the Umayyad...

Frontier Indian Kingdoms and Arabs: When the Arabs overran Persia, they came into contact with what was then the frontiers of India....

Yashodharman of Malwa Yashodharman of Malwa ruled a large empire traversing North, East, West and Central India from 515-545 AD, a long...

Skandagupta, conqueror of the Huns Skandagupta is considered the last great ruler of the Gupta empire. He is said to have ruled from 455...

Dhruvaswamini…. Legend and Chandragupta Ramagupta, an Indian emperor was defeated by the Shakas. The Shaka king demanded his wife...

Chandragupta Vikramaditya, Chakravartin and vanquisher of Shakas Perhaps the most illustrious Indian emperor ever. Ruled the Gupta empire...

There were three famous Chandraguptas as Indian Emperors The name Chandragupta has been used by not one or two but by three famous Indian...

Gautamiputra Satkarni defeats the Shakas The Shakas continued to occupy North West India, parts of North India and West and Central...

King Vikramaditya of Ujjain defeated the Shakas: Indo-Greek kingdoms conquered parts of North West India in the second century BC. They...

Pushyamitra Shunga, the saviour of India : The Maurya Empire weakened towards the end of Ashoka’s reign and during that of his...

Chandragupta Maurya’s victory over Seleucus Nicator Seleucus Nicator, a Greek General, after some years of Alexander’s death, took over...

Seleucus Nicator After the death of Alexander in 323 BC, there was a struggle between his Generals. The General who came to power in the...