A brief overview of the Mogul Dynasty of India. Also contains some material on the British colonial overtures in India in the 18th century. Vocabulary includes: Mogul, Babur, Akbar, Zamindar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal, Aurengzeb, East India Company, Sir Robert Clive.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
#4 - Ancient India - India After the Guptas
A brief introduction to Timur Lenk, the Sultanate of Delhi and the period of time after the Gupta Dynasty but prior to the Mogul takeover of India.
Vocabulary includes: Ghazni, Mahmud of Ghazni, rajputs, Samarkand, Timur Lenk, Moguls, Dandin.
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Vocabulary includes: Ghazni, Mahmud of Ghazni, rajputs, Samarkand, Timur Lenk, Moguls, Dandin.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
#3 - Ancient India - The Mauryas, The Kushans and The Guptas
A very brief overview of the Mauryas and the Guptas, with an even briefer description of the Kushan Kingdom. Vocabulary includes: Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka Maurya, Silk Road, Kushans, nomadic warriors, Huns, Chadragupta, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Aryabhata, Patiliputra.
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#2 - Ancient India - Hinduism and Buddhism
A brief introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism. Vocabulary includes: Raja, Vedas, Hinduism, Varna, Jati, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism, the Buddha, Nirvana, Theravada, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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