1-Birch Ancient Indian Historical Terms

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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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