Indus Valley Civilization
- Discovered in 1921
- Belonged to the bronze age
- An area of about 1.3 mn sq km
- Existed between 3300-1600 BC in three phases: early, mature and late phases
- Sites
HISTORY
Famous Inscriptions
Inscription King Aspect Junagarh Rock Rudradaman (Saka) Sanskrit. Says that a dam on the sudarshana lake was constructed by Pushyagupta a governor of Chandragupta Maurya Allahabad Pillar Samudragupta Sanskrit. Composed by Harisena Aihole Inscription Pulakeshin II Mentions Harsha defeat by Pulakeshin II. Composed by Ravikriti Vishnuvardan son of King. Gwalior Inscription Bhoja Most famous … Read more
01.08.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh State stands second in human trafficking in India. Andhra Pradesh stands second in the country in human trafficking with 14.73% of sex workers operating in about 12 States and territories across the country, according to a recent survey conducted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). West Bengal … Read more
Indian Religious Books for RAS/RTS (Rajasthan) Prelims and Mains Examination
Puranas Divided into sarga, pratisarga, manvantantar, vamsa (genealogical list of kings) & vamsanucharita. 18 main puranas & 18 subsidiary puranas. Vedas Meaning “knowledge”. Rigveda (hymns), Yajurveda (sacrificial formulae), Atharvaveda (magical charms & spell), Samveda. Vedas are called aparusheya (not created by man) & nity Upanishads About 200 in number. Deal with philosophy. Oldest & … Read more
Wars and Treaties
| War | Year | Treaty | Gov General | Battles et al |
| Anglo Marathas | ||||
| First | 1775-82 | Began: Treaty of Surat
End: Treaty of Salbai |
Warren Hastings | Battle of Wadgaon |
| Second | 1803-05 | Began: treaty of Bassein | Lord Wellesley | Battle of Assaye |
| Third | 1816-19 | Treaty of Gwalior | Marquess of Hastings | Battle of Pindari
End of Peshwa rule |
| Anglo French | ||||
| First | 1746-48 | Treaty of Aix-la-Chepelle | Reason: Austrian succession in Europe | 1746: Battle of Adyar/San Thome |
| Second | 1749-54 | War of succession between Nasir Jung (English) and Muzaffar Jung (French) after death of Nizam | 1749: Battle of Ambur
Rise of Robert Clive |
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| Third | 1758-63 | Treaty of Paris | Reason: 7 years war in Europe | 1760: Battle of Wandiwash (French defeat) |
| Anglo Mysore | ||||
| First | 1766-69 | |||
| Second | 1780-1784 | Treaty of Mangalore | Warren Hastings | After death of Hyder Ali in 1782 Tipu led the war |
| Third | 1789-92 | Treaty of Seringapatnam | Cornwallis | Defeat of Tipu |
| Fourth | 1799 | Wellesley | Battle of Seringapatnam. Death of Tipu. | |
| Anglo Sikh War | ||||
| First | 1845-46 | Treaty of Lahore | Hardinge | |
| Second | 1848-49 | Dalhousie | Final Subjugation of the Sikhs |
CR Formula
C. Rajagopalachari’s formula (or C. R. formula or Rajaji formula) was a proposal formulated by Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari to solve the political deadlock between the All India Muslim League and Indian National Congress on independence of India from the British. C. Rajagopalachari, a Congress leader from Madras, devised a proposal for the Congress to offer the … Read more
Peasant Uprisings-For RAS RTS Mains Exam and Ras Rts Prelims Examination
Many dispossessed peasants took to robbery and dacoity. Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 By the end of 1860 indigo cultivation was virtually wiped out from the districts of Bengal A major reason for the success of the Indigo revolt was the tremendous initiative, cooperation, organization and discipline of the ryots. Another was the complete unity among … Read more
Peasant Movements- For RAS RTS Mains Exam and Ras Rts Prelims Examination
Three important peasant movements of the early twentieth century: Kisan Sabha and Eka movements in Avadh in UP Mappila rebellion in Malabar Bardoli Satyagrah in Gujarat The UP Kisan Sabha was set up in February 1918 through the efforts of Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narain Dwivedi with the support of Madan Mohan Malviya. By … Read more
Simon Commission (1927)- For RAS RTS Mains Exam and Ras Rts Prelims Examination
Indian Statutory Commission chaired by Simon to go into the question of further constitutional reform All its seven members were Englishmen. Clement Attlee was one of the members. Lord Birkinhead was the secretary of state at that time At its Madras session in 1927 INC decided to boycott the commission “at every stage and in … Read more
Revolutionary Terrorism and Bhagat Singh:-For RAS RTS Mains Exam and Ras Rts Prelims Examination
Revolutionary young men did not try to generate a mass revolution. Instead they followed the strategy of assassinating unpopular officials 1904: VD Savarkar organized Abhinav Bharat Newspapers like The Sandhya and Yugaantar in Bengal and the Kal in Maharashtra advocated revolutionary ideology Kingsford Incident: In 1908, Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki threw bomb at a … Read more