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Pallavas art and architecture Pallavas era was the great age of temple building. They actually introduced the art of excavating temples from the rocks. Also, the Dravidian style of Architecture was actually started by the Pallavas. The Dravidian architecture had a gradual evolution that started from cave temples to monolithic rathas and finally to structural … Read more
Pallavas Administration The Administration of Pallavas were well organized. The state was divided into Kottams. The Kottam were administrated by the officers whom were appointed by the King. The king was the supreme power and was the fountain of justice. The King provided land grants to the temple called Devadhana. The King also provided land … Read more
Mesolithic Age in India The date of the Mesolithic culture varies in different parts of the world. We assign this culture to pre-agricultural times in certain areas. In the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean), they are dated between 20,000 and 9500 BCE. In India, Mesolithic cultures appeared around 10,000 BCE. In certain parts of India including Kerala … Read more
Neolithic Sites in India and Their Culture The Neolithic Age means the New Stone Age and the last part of the Stone Age. It spanned around 7000 BC. There are four main groups of sites found in India. The Neolithic settlement was found in northwest India, South India, and North-Eastern India. The important sites were … Read more
Lower Palaeolithic Culture During the lower Palaeolithic times, Upright man is believed to have lived in the Indian Subcontinent. To add more strength to this theory, we found the first Palaeolithic tools in Pallavaram in Chennai, India, identified by Robert Bruce Foote in 1863, and then many Palaeolithic sites were discovered in India’s subcontinent. Lower Paleolithic … Read more
Economy of the Mughal Empire The economy of Mughal empire was a forest-based agricultural economy. The craftsmen got their raw materials from the forests. The timbers from the forest were used by carpenters, woodcarvers, shipwrights, and lacquerware makers. The wild silk was used by the reelers and Weavers. The iron miners and metal workers such … Read more
Religion during Mughal empire Hinduism Mughal empire religious tolerance is the one which in recent years gained momentum. Their period saw a continuing assertion of all basic elements in puranic traditions. As it was tough to say that Hinduism was a Single body of doctrine. It has countless faiths and a number of practices and … Read more
Art and architecture of Mughal empire The Mughal empire’s rule is a landmark in World art and Architecture. Their buildings were known for their huge structures that are decorated with bulbous domes, minarets, cupolas at the four corners, elaborate designs, and also for pictorial mosaic work which is called Pietra Dura. The mosques which were … Read more
Ryotwari settlement in land law The Ryotwari System in land law (also called Rayotwari System or Raiyatwari Vyavastha) was a land revenue system in India during the British Raj. It was first devised by Captain Alexander Read and later developed to its full form by Sir Thomas Munro. The Ryotwari System’s year of introduction is … Read more
Mirasdari system The Mirasdari system has once existed in the Madras Presidency. In the Madras Presidency, the Palegar system was present during the early 19th Century. The Palegar were the landlords, who had judicial powers and also military powers. The British allowed them to collect the land taxes at 50% of the land’s annual produce. … Read more