Best G.K. (History)

The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas and one of the oldest religious texts in the world.

Emperor Harshavardhana was known for holding a grand religious assembly (Mahamoksha Parishad) at Prayag every five years.

Ashoka conquered Kalinga in 261 B.C., an event that led to his conversion to Buddhism.

Kanishka, the Kushan ruler, controlled the Silk Route, which significantly boosted trade and the spread of Buddhism.

The Panchatantra is traditionally attributed to the Gupta period, a time of significant literary and scientific growth in ancient India.

Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus I Nicator to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He wrote the famous account 'Indica'.

The Panchatantra, a collection of animal fables, is attributed to the scholar Vishnu Sharma.

Aryabhatta is widely credited with foundational work in algebra and astronomy in ancient India, including the concept of zero and the decimal system.

Razia Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. She reigned from 1236 to 1240.

The mature phase of the Indus Valley Civilization is widely accepted by historians and archaeologists to have occurred between 2500 and 1750 B.C.

Al-Biruni was a Persian scholar who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni during his invasions of India in the early 11th century.

The Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas, contains 1028 hymns (suktas) organized into ten books called Mandalas.

Babur wrote his autobiography, the Baburnama (Tuzk-e-Babri), and Jahangir wrote his, the Tuzk-e-Jahangiri.

The Firdausi order of Sufism was a branch of the Suhrawardi order and gained significant popularity in the Bihar region during the 14th century.

Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religious movement introduced by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 to promote harmony among different religions.

The Bengal Gazette, also known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette, was the first English-language newspaper published in India, starting in 1780.

Babur died in Agra in 1530, though his remains were later moved to Kabul as per his wishes.

Akbar commissioned the construction of the Agra Fort, which served as the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638.

Persian was the official court language of the Mughal Empire, used for administration, literature, and diplomacy.

Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510, establishing it as the capital of the Portuguese State of India.

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world.