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Although Islamic rulers dominated most of Maharashtra region after the fall of Deogiri Yadavas, in the Vidarbha region of present-day Maharashtra—and adjoining areas of present-day Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh—the Gond tribal people established kingdoms that remained free until the advent of the Mughals. From the reign of ...
The medieval Ahmednagar Sultanate built the Ahmednagar Fort, Tomb of Salabat Khan II and Bagh Rauza [4] in Ahmednagar. Their style is similar to that of the other Deccan Sultanates . The best example of Mughal architecture in Maharashtra is Bibi ka Maqbara built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb , which is a replica of the Taj Mahal .
The Khidki Darwaja (Window Gate), of the Shaniwar Wada fort in Pune, Maharashtra. Watchtowers: Provided visibility over vast areas, aiding in early detection of enemy movements. Hidden Passages: Secret tunnels and gates, like the Khidki Darwaja(खिडकी दरवाजा), allowed for surprise exits and reinforcements.
The origin of the Kalachuris is uncertain. [1] In inscriptions, they are variously known as Kalachuri, Kalatsuri, and Katatchuri. [2] Some historical records — such as the 7th-8th century records of their southern neighbours, the Chalukyas also call them Haihayas although the Kalachuris of Mahishmati do not call themselves by this name in any of their extant records.
Wada is a type of dwelling found in Maharashtra, western India. Wada is a Marathi word for denoting a large mansion. The term, in all probability, is derived from the Sanskrit word Vata, meaning a plot or a piece of land meant for a house. Over time it came to denote the house built on that plot.
Medieval India was a long period of post-classical history in the Indian subcontinent between the ancient and modern periods. It is usually regarded as running approximately from the break-up of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century to the start of the early modern period in 1526 with the start of the Mughal Empire , although some historians ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:32, 14 July 2023: 1,002 × 1,416, 4 pages (963 KB): TrangaBellam: Uploaded a work by Anon. from "The Manuscript of the Maharashtra Purana" in The Mahārāshṭa Purāṇa: An Eighteenth-Century Bengali Historical Text, translated by Edward C. Dimock and Pratul Chandra Gupta, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1965, pp. XI-XIV. with ...
Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [1] The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [2] were the earliest known settlers of the islands. . Between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Silharas &