When Chandragupta was receiving education at Taxila the political state of Gandhara was not healthy. The main threat to it was from its neighbour Kaikya kingdom that was ruled by a very ambitious king named Puru. He was a brave soldier and wanted to create an empire for himself by winning other kingdoms through battles […]
The caravan of Laxmipati merchant was moving on passing through the capitals of several kingdoms and commercial cities. The merchant was doing some business in the cities along the way which included both buying and selling. Taxila was in the kingdom of East Gandhar. Taxila University was an autonomous institution. The state of Gandhar did
Muradevi lived in the palace of Mahapadmananda and brought up her son in the traditions and values of old Pippalivana. In inner sanctum the children of the maids could not get proper education as there were no such facilities for them. The school was exclusive reserve of the royals. But Chandra had a different destiny.
Time is the great healer. A great many tragedies befall on the lives of the people, time heals the wounds and life goes on. There is no looking back for time. It may leave behind tragedy struck people or the ones crushed by its ever moving wheels.The illustrious king of Pippalivana, Raja Suryagupta was now
The father of Chandragupta, Suryagupta Maurya was the ruler of the state of Pippalivana and Muradevi was the name of his mother, the queen. Suryagupta ruled the state carefully. The public life was reasonably peaceful and good. No one starved to death and the streets had few beggars. The people were proud of their state
The abduction of Samyogita from swayamwara by Prithviraj Chauhan in the presence of all the royals of the land was a matter of shame for Raja Jaichanda. Extremely humiliated he felt. The very memory of it felt like a million ants stinging him allover. He always cursed the Delhi ruler and prayed for his total
The victory of Tarain battle gained by Prithviraj fuelled the fires of jealousy and enmity in the heart of Raja Jaichanda. He could not digest the success of Delhi ruler. It was now more important for him to do something to insult or belittle his enemy Prithviraj to find some solace.His daughter, Princess Samyogita was
Although Prithviraj Chauhan had lost his heart to the princess of Kannauj yet he had not lost his regal mind. It worked for the expansion of Delhi empire by thinking of new campaigns. It was essential to make Delhi a secure state.Prithviraj now wanted to move into the north-western direction where lay the rich land
As already mentioned, Princess Soamyogita, the daughter of Kannauj king Raja Jaichanda was a famed beauty. The news of her beauty had reached the ears of young Prithviraj also. Being a normal young royal he became curious to find out if the princess was as beautiful as people claimed. To find the truth he sent
After defeating Chalukyas of Gujarat Prithviraj Chauhan became enthused to establish his domination over north India. Several small kingdoms like Alwar, Bharatpur and Mathura etc. were still outside the influence of Delhi. To take control of entire Rajasthan it was imperative to vanquish those small kingdoms and merge in Delhi empire of Chauhans. These states
Samyogita was the daughter of Raja Jaichand of Kannauj. A beauteous princess she was who had made waves in royal circles. She was a magnificent combination of beauty and brains. She had heard a lot about the valour and brave deeds of young ruler of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan. His name had began to send her
When Prithviraj Chauhan had taken charge of the kingdoms of Delhi and Ajmer, the political scene of the country was dismal. The land was divided in small and tiny kingdoms of fiefdoms. Each ruler hated and carried grudge against his neighbour. Narrow mindedness and quarrelsome behaviour was the common tract. A king was always looking
In 1174 A.D. the queen of Ajmer Karpoori Devi came home to her father, king Anangapala of Delhi with her child who had been christened ‘Prithviraj Chauhan’. It was a very sentimental union between the father and his only child Karpoori Devi who was now a mother. Anangapala doted on his grandson naturally as he
Delhi ruler, Raja Anangapala sat as a picture of serenity in his splendid royal chamber. A meeting was on. The minister and the principal advisor on the political matters Chandrasena was there sitting closeby. The mood was grim, After long pauses only monosyllables were being uttered. “Chandra!” at last the king decided to articulate his
(Deen-E-Ilahi)At the end we shall discuss the new faith that Akbar introduced to seed the idea of secularism. As already mentioned Akbar used to interact with the scholars of different faiths to learn about various religions strains of thought.He pondered over the feed back he had got from them and realised that no faith was