Abul Fazl’s Ain-e-Akbari

Khadag Rai’s Gwalior manuscript names 18 Tomara kings. It says Delhi was initially ruled by the legendary king Vikramaditya. However, Delhi was deserted after his death for 792 years. Bilan Deva of the Tomara dynasty re-established the city of Delhi in 736 CE. The manuscript also mentions Prithvi-III of the Chahamanas.

Who was Firdausi? Firdausi was a poet of great stature in Persian literature, famous as a philosopher. He was a contemporary of Mahmud of Ghazni. He was born in the Khorasan region of the Samanid Empire (in present-day Iran). What are the works of Firdausi? Shahnameh Firdausi authored the famous work ‘Shahnameh’ (Book of Kings)…

Saraswati valley Saraswati is an ancient river mentioned in the IVth book of the Rigveda. The text describes Saraswati as a sacred and mighty river. Its had confluence with Ganga and Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam. It is said to be located between the Satluj in the west and Yamuna in the East. It emptied…

It is dated to the early 18th century, built by Raja Bhimdev I of the Solanki Dynasty in 1026 CE. The Solankis were a branch of the later Chalukyas. Features: Suryakund: There is a massive rectangular stepped tank called the Surya kund in front of it. This hundred-square-metre rectangular pond is perhaps the grandest temple…

Bhojpur is a medieval Indian site on the Betwa river near Bhopal. The town was founded by King Bhoja (1010-1055 CE) of the Parmara Rajputs. Moreover, he constructed three large dams and a Shiva temple called Bhojeswar temple on a hill. The dams were built to contain the water from the rivers and rivulets into…

⦁ Hindu Shahis ruled the western part of the Indian subcontinent, including the Kabul Valley, Gandhara and west Punjab, between 822-1026 CE. (Image Source: Wikipedia) ⦁ Kallar, a Brahmin vizier of the Turk Shahis, founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty. ⦁ Mahmud of Ghazni as a prince and then as the Sultan of Ghazni, led multiple…