Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
The last missing tomb from this wealthy Egyptian dynasty has been found
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.
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Gupta Empire: History, Governance, Economy & Decline: All You Need to Know
Founded by Sri Gupta, the dynasty is celebrated for its contributions to arts, architecture, and literature. Ruler Name Key Achievements ... 335/336–375 CE) - Known for his military conquests ...
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Mughal tombs under scrutiny? Amid Aurangzeb row, VHP ‘inspects’ Humayun tomb, plans Safdarjung Tomb visit soon
"Surendra Gupta ... Once known as Aurangabad, a name derived from the Mughal emperor’s name, the district was renamed after Shivaji’s son in 2023. The sixth emperor of the Mughal dynasty ...
HistoriCity: Odisha’s Ratnagiri is a portal to a time when Buddhism flourished
The discovery of 2-metre-long Buddha heads with intact features in Ratnagiri establishes that Buddhism was the predominant ...
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Harking Back: Lahore’s oldest known ruler and ten centuries of Buddhism
The first question was a difficult one to pin down. But then research does provide reasonable answers. The fact remains that the oldest ‘known ... by the Persian Empire ruler Cyrus the ...
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Ajanta Caves
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries ... The first phase coincides with the rule of the Satavahana ...
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From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: Unraveling the Ptolemaic Dynasty
He would later be known as Soter ... Over the course of the first three Ptolemaic reigns, the Greek rulers built many temples and architectural projects in the style of the previous Egyptian dynasty.