#Mauryandynasty
A true example of power, strength and effective administration, it was the largest empire to have ever existed in India
Chandragupta Maurya and his grandson Ashoka were probably the most powerful kings of their time.
as Chandragupta had successfully defeated the most powerful of the successor states of Alexander.
#GautamiputraSatakarni
After the demise of the Mauryan empire, many new tribes from Northwestern India had settled in India. This included the Shakas (Western Kshatrapas),
the Pahlavas (Indo-Parthians), and the Yavanas (Indo-Greeks). Their advance was finally stopped by a warrior of the Satavahana dynasty. Known as the ‘Dakshinapatha-Pati’ or the Lord of Southern India, Gautamiputra Satakarni defeated the Shakas, Pahlavas, and Yavanas several times
#GuptaDynasty
If the Mauryan Age was the Golden age of India, then Guptas represented the Classical Age of India.
Samadragupta and his son Chandragupta II were the ones who finally eliminated the Northwestern tribes that had settled in India and revived Hinduism.
Even the succeeding rulers like Kumaragupta and Skandagupta were powerful enough to ward off the invasions of the brutal Huns who had successfully ravaged the contemporary Roman empire.
#LalitadityaMuktapida
This underrated ‘Alexander of Kashmir’ was the most powerful Indian king of his time. He successfully defeated the coalition of Arabs and the Tibetans. The first Indian king to give befitting reply to invaders.
#Rashtrakutadynasty
The Rashtrakutas were the most dominant power in the entire subcontinent between 8th and 10th century AD. With a great line of succession like Krishna- I, Dhruva Dharavarsha, Govinda-III, Amoghavarsha I, Indra-III,
and Krishna-III, they asserted their supremacy over the entire India which is why this age is also referred to as the Imperial Age of Karnataka. They were the first Southern empire to cross the river Ganga.
#GurjaraPratiharas
One of the most powerful empires
It was the power of the Gurjara-Pratihara army that effectively barred the progress of the Muslims beyond the confines of Sindh, their first conquest for nearly three hundred years.
With a great line of succession which included Nagabhata I, Vatsaraja, Nagabhata II, Bhoja I, Mahendrapala I and Mahipala I, it became the most powerful empire of North India.
#Cholas
One of the longest surviving dynasties of India were the Cholas. When the barbarians were knocking the gates of Delhi in 1000 AD, South India was prospering under the reign of Rajaraja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola.
He was not only successful in curbing all the regional powers of South but he also successfully defeated the powerful kingdom of Palas to assume the title of Gangaikondachola (Chola who conquered the kingdoms near Ganga).Even the kingdoms of SEAsia paid tribute to this great king
#RanasofMewar
Regarded as ‘Hindupats’, they led the Rajput coalition forces from their ancestral seat of Chittor. With the Aravallis as the bastion, Rana Kumbha defeated all the advancing Muslim coalition forces of North India while Rana .
Pratap successfully defended his freedom from the mighty Mughal Akbar who commanded the most powerful army of the subcontinent
#KrishnadevaRaya
He was the most powerful king of the Indian peninsula before the Mughals. He inflicted several defeats on the Bahamani Sultans and the Gajapatis of Odisha and earned the title of ‘The destroyer of Turks’.
#Marathas
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj does not need any introduction. With his famous guerilla tactics and legendary escapes, he successfully carved the Maratha empire in spite of the presence of numerous powerful enemies like Sultan of Bijapur, Mughals, Portuguese etc.
This empire was successfully defended by his successors like Sambhaji, Tarabai etc. and finally, it became the most powerful empire of India during the time of Peshwa Bajirao Ballal.
Source
Quora, Ankit Pandey, Hindu history of India
Who was Lalitaditya Muktapida?
Greatest king of Kashmir
Lalitaditya was born in the year of 699 AD as the third son of Durlabhak-Pratapaditya of kashmir.
He was from the Nagvanshi Karkota Kayastha Dynasty of Kashmir.
Karkota Kayastha families were mainly serving in the army of the kings of Kashmir since decades. They were known for their remarkable courage in the battlefield.
The Kings of Kashmir had given them the title Sakhasena for their immense contribution.
Lalitaditya’s birth name was Muktapida and his older brothers were Chandrapida and Tarapida.
Muktapida took over the Kingdom of Kashmir in the year 724 AD.
Navreh Posthe Chiv Sarni 🙏💐🙏
Navratra Ki Sab Ko Bahut Bahut Subhkamnaye 🙏💐🙏
Navreh is the first day of the Kashmiri Hindu New Year
The word is derived from Sanskrit Nava Varsha.
The day is dedicated to Mata Sharika
As the legend goes Mata Sharika’s dwelling was on Sharika Parbat (Hari Parbat) where the celebrated Sapta rishi’s gathered about 5079 years ago, as the first rays of Sun fell on Chakreshwari at the current Hari Parbat in Srinagar .
On the eve of Navreh a Thali having rice, the Almanac, flowers, milk, yogurt, wye the bitter herb (sweet flag, Sweet rush, Acorus calamus), walnuts, a pen, an ink container, a paper pad, coins, salt, cooked rice, bread, and a small mirror.
#ImportantThread
Shriya Bhatt , a kashmiri Hindu belonged to a family of Vaids or practitioners of Ayurvedic system of medicine.
His family witness to the death and destruction brought upon in Kashmir during the rule of Sultan Sikander Butshikan
Conti👇
Once Zain ul Abdin's the ruler at that time had poisonous boils which no body was able to cure .
Shriya bhatt was only one to know the antidote , he came and cured the ruler completely. The king wanted to give him gifts, he refused
Conti👇👇
Sultan readily agreed to these requests and reversed all the policies of his father Sikander Butshikan towards Hindus of Kashmir.
The Sultan inducted Shriya Bhatt to his Darbaar & made himVazir .also inducted Karpura Bhatt , another Ayurveda practitioner into his court
While covering the Kumbh Mela, a BBC Team saw about 400 Sadhus offering their body to Agni Devata before Kumbh Snan. They took a Video of the occasion.
The BBC camera team had to go far away from the flames due to the intense heat generated from burning wood. They were stunned to note that nothing happened to the Sadhus lying on the fire wood. They also tested their clothes to identify for the presence of firefighting chemicals,
but failed to find any. The Sadhus were fully engrossed chanting Mantras. These Sadhus are called Siddha Sadhus. The BBC team later telecast this on their channels.🔥