VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE Vijaynagar is a historical place situated on the bank of river Tungabhadra in Karnataka. Four dynasties — Sangama, Saluva,Tuluva and Aravidu — ruled Vijayanagar from A.D. 1336 to 1672 Krishnadevaraya's Amukthamalyada, Gangadevi's Maduravijayam and Allasani Peddanna's ...

Bhakti movement found its way into the hearts of millions in India. It is responsible for promoting an emotional attachment to one’s language, geographical guidelines, religious customs and rituals. This movement played a huge role in the development of regional languages in India, which are ...

Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion and a disciple of Kabir. He was born in Talwandi near Lahore. He denounced caste distinctions and rituals like bathing in holy rivers. His conception of religion was highly practical and sternly ethical. He exhorted people to give up selfish- ness, ...

Kabir was different from the other followers of Ramananda in one very significant way. He did not give up home and worldly possessions which the others had done. But he remained in contact with his family, helped them in their economic needs, and participated in all important family functions like ...

Ramananda was born at Allahabad. He was originally a follower of Ramanuja. Later he founded his own sect and preached his principles in Hindi at Banaras and Agra. The faith of Ramanandis is known as the Radhasoami Faith. He opposed the caste system and chose his disciples from all sections of ...

In the ninth century, Samara started a Hindu revivalist movement giving a new orientation to Hinduism. He was born in Kaladi in Kerala. His doctrine of Advaita or Monism was too abstract to appeal to the common man. Moreover, there was a reaction against the Advaita concept of Nirgunabrahman ...

Bhakti in medieval India was a socio-religious movement that arose from the common people and spread rapidly. It was a beautiful phase in our history when there were no rigid sectarian barriers. There was the beautiful fusion of the Hindu way of life, Spirituality, art, and culture. This ...

Administration The Delhi Sultanate had a highly organized and effective administrative system right from the start. There was no time wasted in setting up this administration, as it arose out of the chaotic conditions that prevailed in north India after the Muslim conquest. One of the main ...

Lodi dynasty (1451–1526), the last ruling family of the Delhi sultanate of India. The dynasty was of Afghan origin. The first Lodi ruler was Bahlul Lodi (reigned 1451–89), the most powerful of the Punjab chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451. Bahlul was a vigorous ...

Firoz Shah Tuglaq was a Turkish leader who ruled Delhi from 1351 to 1388. He was the son of a Hindu princess from Dipalpur and his father's name was Rajab. He appointed Khan-i-Jahan Maqbal, a Telugu Brahmin convert as wazir (prime minister). He is known to have established four new towns- ...