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Britain to India. The mutiny led to class differences and mostly benefited the upper-class citizens. This also marked the growth of middle class in India and a the birth of nationalism among the mutineers. The religious conflicts among the three major religions of India, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, contributed to the causes of Sepoy Mutiny. Although some changes were beneficial and moral, Indians did not like any sort of inconsistency which can still be reflected in present-day India.…

Chandragupta I, ascended the throne of the Gupta Empire in 335 AD and ruled till 380 AD. Samudragupta was known for his military prowess and is known as the Napoleon of India. He carried out a series of military conquests and conquered Afghanistan and Kashmir in the north. His empire stretched over the most of northern and central India. He was also a poet and patronized music and art. He tried to modernize the monetary system through the minting of different types of gold coins. Samudragupta…

had shrunk by 1750 and had been replaced by a wide variety of autonomous political entities. Towards the end of the 18th century, the political configuration underwent another change with with the increased political dominance of the British East India Company and beginning of colonialism in South Asia. Here, the British constructed the Battle of Plassey in 1757 as a significant break in history, an event that hailed a revolutionary change. Thus, it is generally viewed as a period…

“ India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay.” India is located on the South Asian. India is next to Myanmar, where I came from.It’s a small country compared to other countries. India is one of the busiest country in the world. They have a lot of traffic, population, small villages, and cities. As a result of the huge population most of Indian people are…

an abundance of symbolism to the pieces. Two such examples are the Justinian and Theodora mosaics at San Vitale. This paper will describe not only the resemblances, but also the differences in the two mosaics from in the same time period. Emperor Justinian and Attendants. Mosaic on north wall of the apse Tesserae c. 547. 8 ' 8" by 12 ' Church of San Vitale. In this large piece, it is easy to discern…

Buddhism is known to be one of the world’s major religions that was founded in India during 500 B.C., by a teacher known as Budda, which was Siddhartha Gautama (Schober, 2017). Siddhartha born in a royal family that lived north of the Ganges River that who Hindus. Before Siddhartha was born, an astrologer told his father that he would have a son that would become either a powerful emperor or leave to become a very powerful religious leader (Voorst, 2013). Once Siddhartha was born, it was said…

rounded out and during the time period of when the Guptas were in power, classical India carried out its greatest period of political stability and both economic and cultural life was able to advance. The political and economic institutions of Han China were primarily based on the expansion of bureaucracy within their centralized government and their development of extensive internal trade and merchants. Although Gupta India did share a similarity in their development of…

transferred from Chottorgarh to Udaipur. In 1657, the Mughal emperor Akbar attacked and laid siege of the venerated fort of Chittor, which was reclaimed by the mighty Maharanas of Sisodia clan, who were audacious enough to challenge Mughal dominance. It later became the princely state of British India in 1818. The city of Udaipur always remained impervious to the Mughal influence. Contemporary Udaipur- Set amidst the Aravali ranges of Rajasthan in India, Udaipur, is a very picturesque city. …

political, economic, and cultural aspects of India. British officials began replacing Indian aristocracy. They also stopped allowing Hindu rulers without a natural heir to adopt an heir to be their successor. Britain would then annex the land, and they quickly angered the Brahmans. Western culture was introduced as missionaries challenged religious beliefs, women were emancipated, and a bill removed the legal obstacles for widows wishing to remarry. The people in India believed…

Yazel Myhoob 2 October 2017 Identify #4 Ashoka- Ashoka lived in ancient India and played an important role as the ruler of Maurya from 268 to 232 BC. Ashoka conquered Kalinga due to his interest in their powerful trade systems and sought to force his rule upon the people of Kalinga, modern-day Orissa. Ashoka eventually conquered Kalinga and had almost asserted his rule over the whole continent. Pataliputra was crowned as the capital city of Maurya after Kalinga was conquered. Brahmins-…