Ancient Indian History – 50 General Knowledge Questions on Prehistoric India for SSC / PCS Examinations

1. Who is known as the father of Indian Pre-History? Robert Bruce Foote (1834-1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist, known as father of India’s prehistory. While being employed by Geological Survey of India, he conducted surveys of prehistoric locations ..

Ancient and Medieval Dynasties of South India

Chalukyas of Badami First half of the sixth century marks the rise Chalukyas of Badami or Vatapi as a very strong power in Deccan. The Chalukyas seem to be a race of Rajputs from North who imposed their rule upon ..

Chola Empire

As per the traditions, the Chola Country or Cholamandalam was along the Coromandel Coast in the fertile valley of Cauvery river. Its most ancient capital was Uraiyur in Tamil Nadu. This was one of the longest lasting dynasties of South ..

Dynasties of North India at the time of Arab Invasions

As we have discussed earlier, most landscape of India at the time of death of Harsha was controlled by numerous regional kings and local chieftains. Whatever consolidation was done by Harsha, it lasted only for his lifetime. The fracturing of ..

Indian History: King Harsha Vardhana

The decline of imperial Guptas led to the demise of imperial idea in India. Since most of the great empires were built in north India under great empire builders such as Mahapadmananda, Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka, Kanishka and Samudragupta, it was ..

Fa-Hien’s India Visit

Pataliputra was considerably neglected by the warrior kings like Samudragupta and Vikramaditya, but it continued to be a magnificent and populous city though out the reign of Chandragupta II. Later Patliputra was reduced to reigns in the wake of the ..

Important Inscriptions of Ancient India

Here are some important notes on different inscriptions of ancient India giving us relevant information about Shungas, Satavahanas, Shakas, Kushana, Guptas and Hunas. Junagarh Rock inscription The Junagarh Rock inscription of Rudradaman is considered as an early example of chaste ..

Various Calendar Eras of Ancient India

Many a times, UPSC asks a question on different calendars of ancient India. Here is basic information about the same: Buddhist Era This era based on Buddha’s birth and date. The dates of Buddha’s birth and date are uncertain but ..