Ancient India 2
| Description: | 1-Birch Ancient Indian Historical Terms |
| Category: | Geography |
| Created by: | cougarchick13 on 2006-01-24 |
| Vocabulary | Definition |
| Rajah | Hindu prince/king of India |
| Rajastan | area ruled by rajah |
| Rajput | warrior caste formed by Huns |
| Maharaja | king of kings in Hindu India |
| Shah | Muslim King (Persia) |
| Sultan | Muslim King (Arabian) |
| Sheik | Muslim King/Clan Leader (Baduin) |
| Sultanate | Area ruled by a Sultan |
| Gupta Empire | Golden Age |
| Vedic Age | Hinduism begun, Indus valley and Ganges Plains settled |
| King Akbar | Akbar the Great of the Mogul Empire, conquered most of northern India and exercised religious tolerance. |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Indian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India (1947). He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. |
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