History

Who was the first king of India?

Chandra Gupta I, king of India (reigned 320 to c. 330 ce) and founder of the Gupta empire. He was the grandson of Sri Gupta, the first known ruler of the Gupta line. Chandra Gupta I, whose early life is unknown, became a local chief in the kingdom of Magadha (parts of modern Bihar state).

What is the history of India?

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization, more precisely known as Harappan Civilization. It flourished around 2,500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, what today is Pakistan and Western India.

How old is India?

approximately 250,000 years

India is home to one of the oldest civilizations in the world. From the traces of hominoid activity discovered in the subcontinent, it is recognized that the area now known as India was inhabited approximately 250,000 years ago.

Who is the father of history in India?

Megasthenes

The father of indian history is Megasthenes due to his pioneering work of recording ethnographic observations which was then compiled into a volume known as INDIKA. He was the first foreign ambassador to India. The word INDIKA was used to mean various India related things as per the ancient Greece.

Who is powerful king in India?

Mauryan Emperor. The grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka was one of India's greatest emperors, ruling the Maurya dynasty with an empire that spread almost across the entire subcontinent.

Who is brave king in world?

prithviraj chauhan

from my point of view prithviraj chauhan was one of the greatest kings in india and in the world, at the young age of 13 he conquered mighty bheemdev {ruler of gujarat}he was most powerful king and embaasador of pre-islamic era. He was brave, fearless and kind king.

Kerala is first mentioned (as Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century-BCE rock inscription left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. In the last centuries BCE this region became famous among the Greeks and Romans for its spices (especially pepper). During the first five centuries CE the region was a part of Tamilakam—the territory of the Tamils—and thus was sometimes partially controlled by the eastern Pandya and Chola dynasties, as well as by the Cheras. In the 1st century Jewish immigrants arrived, and, according to local Christian tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle visited Kerala in the same century (see St. Thomas [Mar Thoma] Christians).

Much of Kerala’s history from the 6th to the 8th century is obscure, but it is known that Arab traders introduced Islam later in the period. Under the Kulashekhara dynasty (c. 800–1102), Malayalam emerged as a distinct language, and Hinduism became prominent.

The Cholas often controlled Kerala during the 11th and 12th centuries. By the beginning of the 14th century, Ravi Varma Kulashekhara of the Venad kingdom established a short-lived supremacy over southern India. After his death, Kerala became a conglomeration of warring chieftaincies, among which the most important were Calicut (now Kozhikode) in the north and Venad in the south.