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Those saints who advocated the life of purity and renunciation were called sufis.Sufism sprang from the doctrine of Wahadut ul Wajud or unity of  being.This doctrine was propounded by Shaikh Muhi-ud

   Religious Policy of Emperor Jahangir Emperor Jahangir’s public policy was liberal.He did not seek to revive the jizya or the pilgrim tax and the Hindus still occupied high office and enjoyed f

By Miha Alam “Cold war (1940-1990) was a battle of words, propaganda and competition in various fields between two superpowers, USA and Soviet Union” (Weiner, 401). The cold war came to an end in

Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around 7000 years ago. While the method remained a closely guarded secret for thousand of years,some people from China who went to distant lands

Muvendra is a tamil word meaning three chiefs.Muvendra is used for the heads of three ruling families of south India.They were- Cholas Cheras Pandhayas They became famous in South India around 2300 ye

Some important changes during Gupta period: Some important administrative posts were now hereditary. One person held many offices. Important men had lot of say in the local administration. There were

Harshvardana was ruler of Thanesar nearly 1400 years ago.His court poet was Banabhatta who wrote his biography Harshcharita in Sanskrit. Xuan Zang spread lot of time at Harsha's court and left a detai

Prashasti is an inscription of a special kind.Prashasti is a sanskrit word meaning in praise of. Emperor Samudragupta's prashasti praised the king in glowing terms."As a warrior,as a king who won vict

The French revolution changed the entire history of France. The revolution brought it to a different stage. However, French revolution didn’t just happen. Many short terms as well as long term cause

The Harappan people achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass and time. The people of Indus valley civilization were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. Their

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