the great indian kingdoms which never got a significant place in our school history books

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THE GREAT INDIAN KINGDOMSWHICH NEVER GOT A

SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN OUR

SCHOOL HISTORY BOOKS.

All we ever studied in our history books wasall about the glorifed history o a very ewkingdoms like Mughal Dynasty, MysoreDynasty and the Delhi Sultanates.

In this article we are trying to bring out the

real legacy o Indian Kings and dynastiesunder whom India rogressed and!ourished as a cultural, siritual and socialnation.1. PALLAVA DYNASTY.



The Pallavas !le" #he aea $% A&"ha 'a"esh( Ta)*l&a"! a&" Ka&a#a+a %$) ,- BCE #$ //,BCE 0*#h Ka&h*'!a) as #he* a'*#al.

The2 ae %a)$!s %$ #he* ah*#e#!al 0$+ 0*#h$+s 0h*h '$"!e" )avels l*+e #he

Maha3al*'!a) #e)'le a&" ea#*&4 #he )$"e&%$) Bah)* s*'# 0h*h *&5!e&e" #he 4e&es*s$% al)$s# all S$!#heas# As*a& s*'#s.

Tha*la&"( I&"$&as*a( B!)a a&" $#he S$!#heas#As*a& S*'#s ae ev$lve" %$) Bah)* s*'#0h*h 0as #he Pallavas ea#*$&.,. THE MARATHA EMPIRE.

The Maa#has 0ee a H*&"! 0a*$ 4$!' 0h$es#a3l*she" a& e)'*e #ha# e6*s#e" %$) 17-8 #$

1/1/ *& #he 'ese&# "a2 Mahaash#a #ha# $se #$'$)*&e&e 32 es#a3l*sh*&4 9H*&"av* S0aa:2a;.

The2 ae )a*&l2 e"*#e" %$ e&"*&4 #he M!4hal!le *& I&"*a.



< The2 !le" al)$s# #he 0h$le I&"*a 0*#h a&

e6e'#*$& $% A&"ha a&" #a)*l &a"! a&" a 'a# $% +eala. The2 ae +&$0& #$ 3e =ee 0a*$s $%s)all s#a#!e 0h$ ae sa*" #$ 3e "ev$#e" H*&"!sa&" &eve a#e )ea#. Tha&:av! 0as #he* a'*#al.S$)e $% #he %a)$!s !les *&l!"e Cha#ha'a#h*S*va:*( Ba:* Ra$ 1 a&" Ra:aa) Chha#a'a#*.>. VI?AYANAGARA EMPIRE.



The V*:a2a&a4aa E)'*e las#e" %$ > e&#!*es%$) 1>>7 #$ 177@ 3e%$e l$s*&4 *# #$ #he Dea&s!l#a&a#es. Th*s 'e*$" *s sa*" #$ 3e #he 4$l"e&'e*$" %$ #he Tel!4! a&" Ka&&a"a !l#!es as#he2 have es#a3l*she" )a&2 )$&!)e&#s a$ssS$!#h I&"*a a&" e&a3le" =&e a#s a&" l*#ea#!e#$ eah &e0 he*4h#s *& Ka&&a"a(Tel!4!( Ta)*la&" Sa&s+*#( 0h*le Ca&a#* )!s* ev$lve" *&#$*#s !e&# %$). The2 !le" #he 0h$le s$!#h I&"*a0*#h V*:a2a&a4aa as #he* a'*#al *#2.



S*+*sh&a Devaa2a 0as #he %a)$!s +*&4 $%V*:a2a&a4aa sa)a:2a. He 0as a "ev$#ee $% L$"Ve&+a#esh0aa a&" #he D*a)$&"s a&" G$l" 0esee $& l$" Bala:* *& T*!)ala ae )$s#l2 h*s"$&a#*$&s. I# 0as +&$0& #ha# V*:a2a&a4aa

+*&4"$) 0as e!al #$ #he !le $% L$" S* a)0hee 'e$'le 0hee ha''2 a&" '$s'e$!s. He0as alle" as Kannada Rajya RamaRamana” L$" $% #he Ka&&a"a e)'*e a&" Andhra Bhoja.8. KINGDOM OF KOCHIN.



Th*s K*&4"$) las#e" %$ - e&#!*es %$) eal21,@@s #$ 18- s!v*v*&4 eve2 %$e*4& *&vas*$&.

The2 ae sa*" #$ 3e e6elle&# &e4$#*a#$s a&"#a#**a&s. The2 %$)e" ela#*$&s 0*#h all #he*s!$!&"*&4 +*&4"$)s a&" 'la2e" #he* a"s0*sel2. The* a'*#al ha&4e" $ve #*)e 3!# #he2)a*&l2 !le" *& #he aeas s!$!&"*&4 K$h*&.. KAKATIYA DYNASTY.



The Ka+a#*2as !le" %$) 1@/> #$ 1>,> 0*#h$!4all! Waa&4al as #he* a'*#al e6#e&"*&4 #$#he 0h$le $% A&"ha al$&4 0*#h a 'a# $%

Tela&4a&a( Ka&a#a+a a&" Ta)*l&a"!. The+a+a#*2a +*&4s ae sa*" #$ 3e 4*ve& l$0*)'$#a&e #$ Cas#e s2s#e) as a s$*al *"e&#*=e(a&2$&e( e4a"less $% 3*#h( $!l" !se

#he nayaka#*#le #$ "e&$#e 0a*$ s#a#!s a&" #he*&s*'#*$&s s!44es# #ha# 'e$'le 0ee &$# 3$!&"#$ a& $!'a#*$& 32 3*#h. Th*s hel'e" #he)5$!*sh *& 0a a&" a#s al*+e. A4*!l#!e 0ase&$!a4e" a&" )a&2 #*3al 'e$'le 0h$'ev*$!sl2 ha" 3ee& &$)a"* se##le" as %a)esa&" e)a*&e" l$2al #$ #he D2&as#2.



The Waa&4al F$#( Th$!sa&" P*lla #e)'le a&"#he %a)$!s Ka+a#*2a T$a&a) s#a&" as a&e'*#$)e $% #he +a+a#*2a le4a2.Ra&* R!"a)a"ev*( #he %a)$!s !ee& $% #heKa+a#*2a "2&as#2 se# 'a#h %$ #he W$)e& #$ lea"

+*&4"$)s *& I&"*a as eal2 as 1,#h e&#!2.7. GA?APATHI KINGDOM.

The "a#aatis 0ee a )e"*eval H*&"!"2&as#2#ha# !le" $ve Kal*&4a #he 'ese&# "a2O"*sha( la4e 'a#s $% A&"ha Pa"esh a&" Wes#Be&4al( a&" #he eas#e& a&" e&#al 'a#s $%Ma"h2a Pa"esh a&" #he s$!#he& 'a#s $% B*ha%$) 18>8181. The2 0ee la*)e" #$ 3e

"ese&"e" %$) #he Surya Vamsha (SunDyanasy) $% #he Maha3haa#a



Ga:a *& O*2a )ea&s ele'ha&# a&" Pa#*)ea&s master . As s!h( Ga:a'a#* e#2)$l$4*all2)ea&s a king with an army of elehants. Thel*#ea#!e O*2a 5$!*she" "!*&4 #h*s 'e*$" a&"#hee have als$ 3ee& a )e4*&4 $% O*2a&( Tel!4!

a&" Ka&&a"a !l#!es. The2 !le" %$) M!+hal*&4a) $% S*+a+!la)"*s#*# $% A&"ha Pa"esh a&" la#e )$ve" #he*Ca'*#al #$ C!##a+. Rel*4*$!s lea"eRa)a&!:aha2a ha" a 4ea# *&5!e&e $& #heRa:a Ch$"a Ga&4a Deva( 0h$ e&$va#e" #he P!*

?a4a&&a#h Te)'le a&" a&$#he +*&4 %$) #he

"2&as#2( Naas*)ha Deva 3!*l# #he S!& Te)'lea# K$&a+ 0h*h ae 3$#h Ahae$l$4*al0$&"es.-. THE PANDYAS.

The Pa&"2a& "2&as#2 0as a& a&*e&# Ta)*l"2&as#2( $&e $% #he #hee Ta)*l "2&as#*es( #he$#he #0$ 3e*&4 #he Ch$la a&" #he Chea.



N$ $#he "2&as#2 *& #he 0$l" has !le" )$e"!a#*$& #ha& #he Pa&"2as( *% 2$! e%e a&*e&#Maha3haa#a #e6# 2$! a& see #he &a)e $%Pa&"2a K*&4 a&" #he2 have s!v*ve" #*ll #he eal2B*#*sh $&!es#.

Pa&"2as 0ee e6'e#s *& 0a#e )a&a4e)e&#(a4*!l#!e )$s#l2 &ea *ve 3a&+s a&"=she*es a&" #he2 0ee e)*&e&# sa*l$s a&" sea#a"es #$$. The2 $&#$lle" #he 'eal =she*esal$&4 #he S$!#h I&"*a& $as#( 3e#0ee& S* La&+aa&" I&"*a( 0h*h '$"!e" s$)e $% #he =&es#'eals *& #he +&$0& a&*e&# 0$l"./. THE CHOLA DYNASTY.

The Ch$la "2&as#2 0as $&e $% #he l$&4es#!l*&4

"2&as#*es *& #he h*s#$2 $% s$!#he& I&"*as'a&&*&4 3e#0ee& >@@s BCE1,- CE.

T$4e#he 0*#h #he Chea a&" Pa&"2a "2&as#*es(#he Ch$las %$)e" #he #hee )a*& Ta)*l "2&as#*es$% I$& A4e I&"*a( 0h$ 0ee $lle#*vel2 +&$0& as#he Thee C$0&e" K*&4s.

The2 )a*&l2 !le" #he aea 3e#0ee& #he Kave*

a&" T!&4a3ha"a *ves. The* !le e6#e&"e" $!#



$% *&"*a 0he& #he2 s!ess%!ll2 *&va"e" *#*es $%S*v*:a2a *& Mala2s*a( I&"$&es*a a&" S$!#he&

Tha*la&".

. SATAVAHANA KINGDOM.

The Sa#avaha&a E)'*e als$ +&$0& as A&"ha+*&4"$) 0as a& I&"*a& "2&as#2 3ase" %$)A)aava#* *& A&"ha Pa"esh 0h*h *s &$0 3a+as Ca'*#al $% A&"ha Pa"esh S#a#e. Th*s "2&as#2e6#e&"e" #$ ?!&&a a&" Pa#h*s#ha& *&Mahaash#a "!*&4 #he la#e 2eas.



The #e*#$2 $% #he e)'*e $vee" )!h $% I&"*a%$) ,>@ BCE $&0a". H*s#$2 s!44es#s #ha# *#las#e" a3$!# 8@ 2eas %$) ,>@ BCE #$ ,, CE.

The Sa#avaha&as ae e"*#e" %$ es#a3l*sh*&4'eae *& #he $!&#2( es*s#*&4 #he $&sla!4h# $%

%$e*4&es a%#e #he "el*&e $% Ma!2a& E)'*e.

1@. HOYSALA EMPIRE.

The H$2sala e)'*e 0as a '$)*&e&# S$!#he&I&"*a& Ka&&a"*4a e)'*e #ha# !le" )$s# $% #he)$"e&"a2 s#a#e $% Ka&a#a+a 3e#0ee& #he 1@#ha&" #he 18#h e&#!*es. The a'*#al $% #heH$2salas 0as *&*#*all2 l$a#e" a# Bel! 3!# 0as

la#e )$ve" #$ Hale3*"!.



The e)'*e *s e)e)3ee" #$"a2 '*)a*l2 %$ *#s#e)'le ah*#e#!e. Ove a h!&"e" s!v*v*&4#e)'les ae sa##ee" a$ss Ka&a#a+a(*&l!"*&4 #he 0ell +&$0& Che&&a+esava Te)'lea# Bel!( #he H$2sales0aa Te)'le a# Hale3*"!(

a&" #he Kesava Te)'le a# S$)a&a#ha'!a. TheH$2sala !les als$ 'a#$&*se" #he =&e a#s(e&$!a4*&4 l*#ea#!e #$ 5$!*sh *& Ka&&a"a a&"Sa&s+*#.11. MAGADHA KINGDOM.

Ma4a"ha 0as a +*&4"$) 0h*h e6*s#e" *4h#%$) 32 Ve"* 'e*$". I# 0as 3$& %$) #he G!'#aK*&4"$) a&" as #he s#$2 4$es( #he +*&4"$) 0as%$!&"e" 32 K*&4 ?aasa&"ha 0*#h Ra:4* $% B*haas #he a'*#al.La#e ?aasa&"ha 0as +*lle" 32 Bhee)a *& a

0es#l*&4 "!el a&" Pa#al*'!#a Pa#&a 0ash$$se& as #he &e0 a'*#al $% #h*s +*&4"$)



"!*&4 #he s#a# $% Kal* Y!4a. I& #he la#e 2eas#h*s +*&4"$) #a&s*#*$&e" *&#$ #heele3a#e" Ma!2a& E)'*e #ha# s'a&&e" al)$s#0h$le $% I&"*a.1,. THE CHALUKYAS.

The $halukya dynasty 0as a& I&"*a& $2al

"2&as#2 #ha# !le" la4e 'a#s $% s$!#he& a&"e&#al I&"*a 3e#0ee& #he 7#h a&" #he 1,#he&#!*es.

The2 ha" #he* a'*#al *& > *#*es &a)el2 Ba"a)*a&" Kal2a&* $% Ka&a#a+a a&" Ve&4* $& #he *ve$% G$"ava*. Th*s )a+s #he =s# #*)e a S$!#he&I&"*a 3ase" +*&4"$) #$$+ $&#$l a&"



$&s$l*"a#e" #he e&#*e e4*$& 3e#0ee& #heKave* a&" #he Na)a"a *ves.

The *se $% #h*s e)'*e sa0 #he 3*#h $% e*e&#a")*&*s#a#*$&( $veseas #a"e a&" $))eea&" #he "evel$')e&# $% &e0 s#2le $% ah*#e#!e

alle" Chal!+2a& ah*#e#!e. The Ka&&a"aa&" Tel!4! l*#ea#!e 5$!*she" "!*&4 #he* e*4&.1>. THE MAURYAS.

The Ma!2a "2&as#2 0as #he s!'e'$0e $% #heI$& A4e I&"*a 0h*h e6*s#e" 3e#0ee& >,@ BC#$ 1/ BC. I# 0as %$!&"e" 32 Cha&"a4!'#aMa!2a *& 'a#al*'!#a a&" la#e e6#e&"e" #$

A%4ha&*s#a&.D!*&4 #he !le $% Ashoka( #he Gea# #he+*&4"$) )a&a4e" #$ $&!e #he 0h$le I&"*a&s!3 $&#*&e&# a&" !le *# as $&e "2&as#2. The20ee e"*#e" as #he $&l2 'e$'le 0h$ $!l""e%ea# K*&4 Ale6a&"e #he Gea#. The ?a*& a&"B!""h*s# !l#!es 5$!*she" "!*&4 #h*s K*&4"$).18. THE RA?PUTS.



The Ra:'!#s ae a a&*e&# "2&as#2 #ha# !le" avas# aea $% #he s!3$&#*&e&# 0h**&l!"es 0es#e&( e&#al( &$#he& I&"*a a&"!e&# eas#e& Pa+*s#a&.

The2 see) #$ have *se& #$ '$)*&e&e %$) #hela#e 7#h e&#!2 CE a&" 4$ve&e" #he #he $!&#2

0*#h Ra:as#a& as #he* 3ase. The2 ae e"*#e" as $&e $% #he ve2 %e0"2&as#*es 0h$ 0ee !&)$ve" %$) #he* a'*#al32 #he M!sl*) s!l#a&a#e.

1. THE NANDA DYNASTY.



The Na&"a "2&as#2 $*4*&a#e" %$) #he e4*$& $%Ma4a"ha *& a&*e&# I&"*a "!*&4 #he 8#h e&#!2BC a&" las#e" 3e#0ee& >8>,1 BCE. A# *#s4ea#es# e6#e&#( #he e)'*e !le" 32 #he Na&"aD2&as#2 e6#e&"e" %$) Be&4al *& #he eas#( #$P!&:a3 *& #he 0es# a&" as %a s$!#h as #heV*&"h2a )$!&#a*&s.

The !les $% #h*s "2&as#2 0ee %a)e" %$ #he4ea# 0eal#h 0h*h #he2 a!)!la#e". The Na&"aE)'*e 0as la#e $&!ee" 32 Cha&"a4!'#aMa!2a( 0h$ %$!&"e" #he Ma!2a E)'*e.

The Na&"as ae "es*3e" as #he =s# e)'*e3!*l"es *& #he e$"e" h*s#$2 $% I&"*a. The2*&he*#e" #he la4e +*&4"$) $% Ma4a"ha a&"e6'a&"e" *# #$ 2e# )$e "*s#a&# %$&#*es. T$ah*eve #h*s $3:e#*ve #he2 3!*l# a vas# a)2($&s*s#*&4 $% ,@@(@@@ *&%a&#2( ,@(@@@ aval2(,(@@@ 0a ha*$#s a&" >(@@@ 0a ele'ha&#s.17. THE GUPTAS.



The G!'#a E)'*e 0h*h e6*s#e" a# *#s Je&*#h%$) a''$6*)a#el2 >,@ #$ @ CE a&" $vee")!h $% #he I&"*a& S!3$&#*&e&#. Th*s 'e*$" *salle" #he G$l"e& A4e $% I&"*a a&" 0as )a+e"32 e6#e&s*ve *&ve&#*$&s a&" "*s$ve*es *&s*e&e( #eh&$l$42( e&4*&ee*&4( a#( "*ale#*(l*#ea#!e( l$4*( )a#he)a#*s( as#$&$)2(el*4*$&( a&" 'h*l$s$'h2 #ha# 2s#all*Je" #heele)e&#s $% H*&"! !l#!e.



Cha&"a G!'#a I( Sa)!"a G!'#a( a&" Cha&"aG!'#a II 0ee #he )$s# &$#a3le !les $% #heG!'#a "2&as#2. The G!'#a 'e*$" '$"!e"sh$las s!h as Kal*"asa( A2a3ha#a(Vaaha)*h*a( V*sh&! Sha)a a&" Va#s2a2a&a

0h$ )a"e 4ea# a"va&e)e&#s *& )a&2aa"e)* =el"s.Va#sa2a&a $% #h*s +*&4"$) 0$#e #he 0$l"%a)$!s Kama Sutra. O&e $% #he 4ea#es#*&ve&#*$&s eve % & ' 0as *&ve&#e" 32 A2a3ha#a*& #he* 'e*$" as Shoonya. I)a4*&e 0$l"0*#h$!# *# &$0.

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