Dantidurga of Rashtrakutas The founder of the Rashtrakuta empire is King Dantidurga who ruled an area in Berar. He is said to have...

Rashtrakuta Dynasty The Rashtrakuta empire is yet another great empire that is one of the greatest in Indian history. It was on par with...

Early Islamic invasions of India By the time Harshavardhana established the Pushyabhuti empire encompassing north India in the first half...

Kharavela A Chakravrthin ruler, Kharavela was initially a King of Kalinga, under whom a very large empire grew that conquered Magadh,...

Samrat Harshavardhana of the Pushyabhuti dynasty: The Pushyabhuti dynasty originated at Thanesar in modern day Haryana. It grew in power...

Maukhari Empire and Chess Maukhuri Kings came to power beginning of 6th century AD. They ruled large parts of North India and were strong...

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...

Kalyan Rishi death while with Alexander Kalyan Rishi travelled with Alexander into Persia, where, at the age of 73, he got exhausted and...

Alexander almost killed in the battle with Malli in India Alexander’s army refused to cross the Beas river and mutinied. His General...

Resistance to Alexander in India. Alexander, when he invaded India, encountered severe resistance the like of which he had not...

Why did Alexander retreat from India? After the battle with Porus in 326 BC, on account of having to cross the river Jhelum, meeting...