Sunday, 29 October 2017

My Notebook (Aug-Sept)

Aug 1

Qarachil expedition- In 1333, Muhammad Bin Tughluq led the Qarachil expedition to the Kullu-Kangra region of modern-day Himachal Pradesh in India. Tughluq originally wanted to cross the Himalayas and invade China. He wanted to annex the kingdom to his empire and secure his northern frontier from Chinese ( Mongol ) incursions. He faced local resistance in Himachal. His army was not able to fight in the hills and was defeated by the Katoch clan of Kangra, nearly all his 10,000 soldiers perished and he was forced to retreat.

Temples restored by Marathas that were destroyed during Islamic rule
-The Shri Mahalakshmi (AmbaBai) Temple @ Kolhapur
- Ballaleshwar Pali Temple (contains a bell that was brought back by Chimaji Appaafter his defeat of the Portuguese)

Aug 2:

Manikya dynasty of Tripura
 Dhanya Manikya was the best among Manikya kings. During his time, Muslims under Bengal sultan Hussain Shah invaded Tripura. He captured Chittagong from Muslims. To avenge this disgrace, Tripura was attacked by Muslims three times. First attack took place in 1513. These attacks resulted in a stalemate between both forces. 


Aug 3:

Mongol Code- 
Genghis Khan was a realist, he knew his rise to power had depended on the choices he had made in politics, in friendships, in strategy.

Divine protection, yes, but the Mongol god, external heaven, only helps those who help themselves 

Loyalty was the moral equivalent of gold, rare, hard-won, easily lost....

Aug 6:

Indian historical traditions
-Rajatarangini- Authored by Kalhana, its a historical chronicle of  kings of Kashmir
-Madala Panji- Temple chronicle of Lord Jagannath of Puri. It describes the historical events of Odisha related to Lord Jagannath or Jagannath Temple
-Buranjis- Historical chronicles of Ahom kings of Assam
-Rajmala- Chronicle of the Kings of Tripura

Aug 7:

Eastern Ganga (Odisha) empire's conflict with Bengal sultanate as chronicled in Sanskrit prose/poetry-

1. Ekavali was written by Vidyadhara of Orissa in the fourteenth century. He was the court poet of Langula Narasingha Deva I. Ekavali frequently speaks of king VIranarasimha as having humbled the pride of Hammira ( Muslim king or Emir)

2. Chandra kala Natika- Written by Viswanath Kaviraj, gives credit to Bhanudeva IV with the conquest of Gauda (Bengal). He had marched towards Bengal to save the Hindus from the control of Jalal-ud-dln Muhammad Shah.

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