History of Hiranyada (Ghaziabad) Ghaziabad is located at a distance close to 20 kms from Delhi and 46 km from Meerut. This City is spread and developed on both the sides of River Hindon, an important tributary of River Yamuna. It is located at Latitude 28° 40′ North and Longitude 77° 25′ East. As per …
Inscription number 134. Andhau Stone Inscriptions of the time of Chashtana and Rudradaman, Saka Year 52 ( 130 A D.) Provenance: Andhau, near Khavda (or Pachchham) Kutch district, Saurashtra 1. D.C. Sircar. Sel.Ins, p.173, n 5, opine. “The Saka era” Very Probably took its name from its constant use by this Saka family for a …
History of Muradabad. The Muradabad region was an important part of various dynasties, such as Panchala, Nanda, Gupta, Maurya, Mughal and Maukharis. Moradabad was originally called Chaupala. Chaupal means, a community centre/building place. This was a community centre of all adjoining villages, of this region. Subsequently a city got developed, and was named Chaupala. Chaupala, an ancient …
Inscription number 133. Junnar Cave Inscription of tne time of Nahapana (C119-24 A. D.)-Saka year 46 ( 124 A.D.) Provenance: Junnar (in the 4th excavation on the eastern side of Manmodi Hill) Pune district. Maharashtra. Script: Brahmi. Language: Prakrit. References J.B. Burgess and Pt. B. Indraji, Ins. from Cave Temples of western India.1976. pp.51 f. …
History of Hyderabad History of Hyderabad It is a well established fact that the mauryan empire, ruled the area around Hyderabad in the third century B.C during the reign of Ashoka. According to the medieval history of hyderabad, many Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms ruled the area, during succeeding centuries, also. The Kalyani branch of the …
Inscription number 132. Karle Cave Inscription of the time of Nahapana (C 119- 24 A D.) Provenance: Karle. Distt Pune, Maharashtra. On the upper frieze to the right of the central door or tha Chaitya cave. Script Brahmi. Language Prakrit Reference: Burgess and Buhler, Arch.Surv. W.Ind.. 1V. pp-101, Senart. EP.Ind. VII, pp57 ff.. No. 13, …
History of Faridabad: Faridabad has been named in AD 1707 by Sheikh Farid, the treasurer of Jahangir with the objective of protecting the highway passing through the ancient tripath city. Sheikh Farid built a fort, a tank and a mosque, here. Old name of Faridabad is Tilpath (Tilprastha). Ancient Tilprastha, also known as Tilpat, was …
Agra, located in Uttar Pradesh, India, has a rich history dating back centuries. It is generally accepted that Agra was an ancient city from the times of the Mahabharata. There are few evidences in the form of ancient Inscriptions of the 16 AD available, of existence of Agra city. For example Agra Stone-pillar Inscription of …
During Saka period India had not only developed banking system, but had also developed a large network of trade & social sector as well as development of corporate activities, covering almost all human requirements. This fact is evident from the inscriptions being discussed here. In ancient India, the territories of east and west indus came …
An Autobiography By Cdr Alok Mohan. Preface. As lies have already travelled the planet & returned in an amplified manner, & as the lies have started knocking the doors of my house, wearing a notorious mask of truth, I have decided to write my autobiography. Some people had blocked me in real life, while some …