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HISTORY
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Some Important Timelines

1857- Revolt. Mangal Pandey

1905- Partition Of Bengal
1906- Formation Of Muslim League.
1907- Surat Split Of Congress.
1909- Morley Minto Reforms.
1915- Return Of Gandhi From South Africa.
1919- Rowlatt Act.
1919- Jalianwala Bagh Massacre.
1919- Montagu Chelmsford Reforms.
1920- Non Cooperation Movement Starts.
1922- Chauri Chaura Incident.
1923- Formation Of Swaraj Party.
1925- Kakori Train Robbery.
1928- Simon Commission.
1930- Salt Tax, Dandi March, Civil Disobedience Movement Starts.
1931- Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
1931- Bhagat Singh Hanged.
1935- India Act 1937 , Election In States.
1942- Cripps Mission.
1942- Quit India Movement.
1946- Cabinet Mission Comes To India.
1947- Mountbatten Plan.
1947- Independence Of India

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The canonical division of the Vedas

1. Rigveda :- The oldest text in the world .

2. Yajurveda
3. Samaveda :- Important for Indian Music.
4. Atharvaveda :- Contains cure of diseases.

Gautama Buddha
1. Born: Lumbini, Nepal
2. Died: Kushinagar
3. Spouse: Yasodhar
4. Children: Rhula

1. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?

Ans : Bodh Gaya
2. Where did Buddha have first disciples?
Ans : Sarnath
3. What Mauryan ruler was the first to adopt Buddhism?
Ans : Ashoka
4. Buddha belongs to which clan?
Ans : -Sakya/Shakya
5. What is the Holy book of Buddhists?
Ans: Tripitika
6. What is the language used by Buddhists?
Ans: Pali

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Battles in History

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Important dynasties in India

Maurya dynasty (300 BC- 184 BC)
Chandragupta Maurya - he founded the Maurya
Empire in India with the help of kautilya. Kautilya wrote
Arthasastra.
Ashoka the great- he conquered kalinga. He
embraced Buddhism

Gupta dynasty (320-550 AD)

The Gupta period is described as the golden period in
the history of ancient India.The religion patronized and
propagated by Guptas is Hinduism.
Capital of Gupta Empire: Pataliputra
Chandra Gupta I (founder of Gupta Dynasty)
Samudra Gupta- also known as Napoleon of India. An
expert musician
Chandra Gupta II (is also known as Vikramaditya)
Skand Gupta

Slave dynasty (962-1116 AD)

Qutbuddin Aibak- he was the founder of slave dynasty.
He commenced the building of
the Qutub Minar which was later completed by
altamash who was succeeded by his
daughter Razia begum. Razia begum was 1st and the
only female to rule Delhi.

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Lodhi dynasty (1451-1526 AD)

Ibrahim Lodhi - he was a cruel ruler. He was defeate by
Babur in 1526 at the first battle of Panipat.

Mughal empire (1526-1857)

Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India. Then
Humayun [Humayun-nama was written by Gulbadan
begum]
Akbar [His biography akbarnama is written by Abul Fazl,
Akbar started a religion din-e-ilahi, Buland Darwaza in
Fatehpur Sikri , Agra Built by Akbar]
Jahangir
Shahjahan [He built Taj Mahal, Red Fort of Delhi]
Aurangzeb [also known as alamgir]

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