Tag: history

Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351) is called the 'Mad Monarch' for his eccentric and failed experiments like shifting capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, introducing token currency, and tax reforms in Doab region. His ideas were ahead of time but poorly executed. Hyder Ali, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, and Aurangzeb aren't called mad monarchs.

Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) of the Pallava dynasty (630-668 CE) founded Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) and built the rock-cut temples and rathas there. The site is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Simhavishnu was his father, and Mahendravarman I was his grandfather who started rock-cut architecture.

The Chinese Buddhist monk Fa-hien (Faxian), who visited India during 399-412 CE, recorded his observations in 'Fo-Kero-Ki' (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms), describing Gupta era society. Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) came later (7th century), I-tsing visited after him, and Pan-ku is not a known traveler to India.

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on March 5, 1931, between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin. This agreement led to the participation of Congress in the Second Round Table Conference and the release of political prisoners. Key terms included discontinuation of the civil disobedience movement and salt tax removal. Other dates are incorrect - 1936 was during the Civil Disobedience Movement.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, was carried out under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. British troops fired on a peaceful gathering of unarmed Indians in Amritsar, killing hundreds. Dyer ordered the firing without warning and continued until ammunition was nearly exhausted. The other names listed are fictional or incorrect.

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was called 'Frontier Gandhi' because he led a non-violent movement in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), following principles similar to Gandhi's. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar ('Servants of God') movement and was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay during the All-India Congress Committee session. The movement demanded an end to British rule in India.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak famously declared 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' in 1916. He was one of the first leaders of the Indian independence movement and advocated for Swaraj (self-rule). The phrase became a rallying cry for the independence movement.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak famously declared 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' in 1916. He was one of the first leaders of the Indian independence movement and advocated for Swaraj (self-rule). The phrase became a rallying cry for the independence movement.