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M.K. Gandhi started the salt march from the Sabarmathi Ashram. It ultimately ended in Dandi (12^th March to 6^th April 1930).

Kanishka was the greatest king of Kushanas.

Tansen, Ramdas, Briju Bavara and Surdas were the famous musicians.

Geetha Bhashya, Sree Bhashya, Sri Ranga Gadhya, Nitya Gadhya, etc, are the important works of Ramanujacharya.

Ranna wrote Ajitanatha Purana and Gadhayuddha (Sahasa Bhima Vijaya).

Qutub-Uddin-Aibak was the founder of the Slave dynasty.

Kavirajamarga-Srivijaya

Kanchi and Mahabalipuram are the important architectural centres of Pallavas.

Mulla Nusrati and Teristha were two famous historians of the Adil Shahi period.

1. Mahmud Gawan 1463 – 1481 B.C. : He was the Prime minister of Mohammad Shah-III. He was a fascinating personality. He was born in Persia in 1411 C.E. He was well educated and came to India with the intention of carrying on trade. He visited the court of Alauddin Ahmad Shah – II. The Sultan offered Gawan an administrative post.

Gawan entered into Sultan’s service and by his sincerity and honesty, rose to the position of the Prime minister (Wazir) in 1463 C.E. He carried on the administration of the state and saved it from all dangers.

2. Achievements : As Prime minister (Wazir), he undertook many conquests and implemented reforms in the Kingdom.

1. Mahmud Gawan first paid attention for the establishment of unity and integrity of the Kingdom.

2. Mohammad Khilji of Malwa tried to enter the Deccan Region. Gawan expelled the Sultan of Malwa beyond Bidar, made a treaty with the Sultan and established political stability.

3. Gawan conquered Rajamahendri and Kondaveedu. In the west, he extended the territory to the coast, by annexing Konkan. Gajapathi Kapilendra of Orissa invaded the Kingdom. Gawan successfully repelled his attack.

4. He subdued many chieftains in the western coastal belt and conquered Hubli, Belagavi (Belgaum) and Goa regions from the Vijayanagara Empire.

5. The number of provinces was increased from 4 to 8 for the convenience of administration. They were called ‘Tarafs’. The Jahagir system was abolished. The administration was highly centralised.

6. Gawan classified all the land of the Kingdom on the basis of fertility and irrigation facility. Land was surveyed and the revenue was fixed. The collection of revenue was only in cash. 

7. Gawan established a Madarasa, a Coliege for higher education, at Bidar in 1472 C.E. He built a library and collected over 3000 manuscripts from all over the world. He was a scholar. He wrote books on religion, mathematics, literature, and medicine. His important works were Manazir – ul- Insha and Riyaz – ul – Insha.

Gawan’s progress was not tolerated by the native muslim leaders. They made false allegations against him. He was beheaded in 1481 C-E. After his death, the Bahamani Kingdom started declining.

Din-e-Ilahi was the new religion propagated by Akbar.

Shankaracharya was bom at Kaladi in Kerala.

Court poet of Vikramaditya. VI was the Kashmiri poet Bilhana. His works are Vikramankadeva Charitam (Biography of Vikramaditya VI)

Adikavi Pampa wrote Adipurarana, Pampabharata or Vikramarjuna Vijaya.

The neolithic sites are Maski in Raichur, Cauvery basin, Bellary and Mysore in Karnataka, Salem and Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu, Hyderabad, and Kumool in A.P., Kathewar in Gujarat, Sindh, Bundelkhand, Kashmir, West Bengal, Orissa, etc.,

Shah Jahan built it at Agra.

Gurugrant Sahib or Adigrantha is the holy book of Sikhism.

Tippu Sultan assumed the title ‘The tiger of Mysore’.

Pondicherry was the capital of the French in India.

It was the famous call of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi.

In 1857 C.E., the first war of Indian Independence took place.

1. The Himalayan Mountains 

2. Northern Plain 

3. The Deccan Plateau 

4. The Coastal regions 

5. The Thar desert are the physical features of India.

Karnataka Gatavaibhava.

The correct answer is Kalidasa.

• Malavikagnimitra, (Sanskrit: “Malavika and Agnimitra”) five-act drama written by Kalidasa.
• Kalidasa is one of the greatest classical Sanskrit poets and dramatists of ancient India.
• His writings reveal that he was a pious Brahmana of Ujjain, and had acquired a knowledge of the various branches of Brahmanical learning.
• His poetic talent is very well reflected in all his works, which are Malavikagnimitra, Vikramorvasiya, Abhijñana-Sakuntala, and poems like Raghuvamsa, Kumarasambhava, and Meghaduta.

Indian National Army.

Chatrapati was the title of Shivaji.

The British East India Company was established in 1600 C.E.

The word ‘India’ is derived from the Persian word ‘Indos’ which stands for Sindhu, the important river of the subcontinent.

There are four vedas and Rig veda was the first to be composed.

Madhwacharya preached the Dwaitha (dualism) Philosophy.

Pampa is called Adikavi.

Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in India in 1798.

Narmada and Tungabhadra valleys, Bhopal and Chota Nagpur area of MP, Madurai, Tanjavur, Trichinopoly, and Arcot of Tamil Nadu, Nellore, Kurnool, Guntur, Chittoor, Cuddapah, and Krishna of A.P., Raichur, Ghataprabha river basin in Belgaum, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, etc. are some of the sites.

Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two great epics of India.

Major causes for the decline of the Indus civilisation are:

1. The conquest and destruction of their important cities by the powerful set of invaders (probably Aryans) declined the civilization. 

2. Natural calamities such as wildfires, floods or severe earthquakes might have resulted in the damage of the cities and ruined them. For example, Mohenjo Daro was rebuilt more than seven times. 

3. Shifting of the monsoons and soil erosion made the people to desert the places. For want of fertile land, the people might have abandoned these places.

1. The natural calamities such as widespread floods or serious earthquakes might have rocked the cities and ruined them.

2. The conquest and destruction of the important cities by much more powerful set of people.

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Kalidasa was called as the Indian Shakespeare. He wrote Abhijnana Shakuntala, Raghuvamsha, Meghadhoota, Vikramorvashiya, etc.

Keshava temple at Somanathapura, Hoysaleshwar temple at Halebeedu. Channakeshava temple at Belur, Keerthinarayana temple Talakadu, etc.,

Helped the growth of the middle class, Contributed the concept of people’s sovereignty, Proclaimed that nation in not merely a religion but the people.