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* Keeladi Settlement of Vaigai river (east flowing, cardmom n palani hills in West & palk bay n palk straits in the east) in Tamil Nadu of 6th century Of sangam age. Earlier it was believed to belong to 3rd century BC n contempary being IRON AGE n Rise of HETERODOX.

- Animals were used daily essential items were made of locally available raw materials.

Tamil Sangam was an academy of poets who flourished in three different periods and in different places under the patronage of the Pandyan kings. Literature Largely consolidated after 3rd sangam and talk abt regular life n secular aspect of life like polity,charity etc.

* Recent study of DNA of Skeleton excavated in Rakhigarhi,haryana  study negates the theory of the Harappans having Steppe pastoral or ancient Iranian farmer ancestry.

Also refuses the mass migration that happened during harappa times outside South Asia.

 

* Krisnapatnam port in nellore is named after Krishnadeva Rai.

empire was founded in the fourteenth century (1336 AD) by Harihara and Bukka of Sangama dynasty. Their capital was hampi (1986- world heritage site)

Important dynasty rules Vijayanagar empire

1. Sangama

2. Saliva

3. Tuluva - krishnadev Rai (1509 - 29)

4. Aravidu

 

* Ain-i-akbari written by Abul fazl in 16th century in Persian language.

Abul fazl started writing Akbar nama in 1589 in 3 parts for 13 years.

1st part dealt with Akbar's ancestors.

2nd part mentioned the powerful rain of Akbar.

3rd ain-i-akbari dealth with administration n rich culture n stats any crops of that time.

 

* Mahabodhi temple - 1 of the 4 important places in Buddhism (lumbini - birthplace, Bodhgya - enlightenment, Sarnath - First Sherman, Kushinagar - mahaparinirvana).

It is built by King Ashoka but it built entirely by Gupta period in brick structure. Present temple structure belongs to 5th or 6th century.

Listed in World heritage site in 2002.

 

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