Independence

Independence

After the Labor Party won the elections in 1945 r., its leaders realized the need to quickly solve the Indian problem. However, the elections in India showed many national divisions. The dividing lines were marked by religious beliefs: Muslim League under …

The rise of the Sipayas

The rise of the Sipayas

W 1857 r., above 50 years after the British occupied the entire country, the first major independence uprising took place. Until now, it is difficult to establish the real causes of the "Indian uprising", which are often referred to – especially in India – called …

British expansion

British expansion

The British were not the first Europeans, who came to India, nor were they the last, who left them. Both of these honors (though one might doubt, or the latter as well) they belong to the Portuguese. W 1498 r. Vasco da Gama, circumnavigating the Cape …

Dynasty of the great moguls

Dynasty of the great moguls

Moguls (Indian emperors known as the great moguls) they took over most of India. Territorially, the Mughal Empire can be compared to the Asoka state or the British colony. The Mughal rise to power was just as violent and swift, like their fall. It actually reigned …

Muslim conquests

Muslim conquests

While in the south there were Indian dynasties, and in the north, Buddhism was on the decline, from the Middle East, Muslim power was approaching India. Already a hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Arab invasions of the provinces took place …

The Mauryas and Asoka

The Mauryas and Asoka

Two hundred years before the great march of Alexander of Macedon's troops, the powerful Mauryan state had arisen in the north of the country. After Chandragupta comes to power (321 r. p.n.e.) it extended to the areas previously conquered by Alexander. The Mauryan Empire – with the capital …

Indie – History

India belongs to a small group of countries, in which the old religious and social structures have survived. They hold out by almost 4000 years despite numerous invasions, hunger, religious persecution and other calamities. Certain changes are undoubtedly taking place with the technological progress, however, the village …