Sakas (1st AD) The Indo-Scythians are a branch of the Sakas who migrated from southern Siberia into Bactria, Sogdia, Arachosia, Gandhara, Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE. The first Saka king in India was Maues or Moga who established Saka power in […]
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Before the rise of Guptaโs, Rudrasimha II, of the Western Satraps (Kshatrap), ruled Rajasthan. Samudra Gupta defeated Rudrasimha II in 351 A.D to capture the southern part of Rajasthan. Later, the whole of Rajasthan came of Rajasthan came under the rule of Guptas, when Vikramaditya killed the last Shaka ruler & occupied complete western India.
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Huna Empireย in Rajasthan In 503 C.E, Huna King Toranmalย (Torman) defeated Guptaโs and occupied Rajasthan. After him, his son, Mihirkul set on throne and ruled Rajasthan.ย Mihirhul built a shiva temple in Badauli and released Gadhia coins in Mewar & Marwar.ย However, the Gupta Emperor Narsingh Baladitya Gupta with help of Yashodharma defeated Mihirkul and again took
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The Origin of Rajputs The term Rajput starts coming in use from the 6th Century AD. The origin of the Rajputs is the subject of debate. There are four main streams of thought on origin of Rajputs: Foreign origin theory of Rajputs This theory says that the Rajputs are descendents of the races like Sakas,
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Kalibangan Kalibangan is a part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in present Hanumangarh district. ย Theย site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist and linguist. After Independence in 1952,ย Amlฤnand Ghosh identified the site as part of Harappan Civilization and marked it for excavation. Later, during 1961-69, excavation were carried out byย B. B.
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