VatsaVatsa or Vamsa (Pali and Ardhamagadhi: , literally "calf") was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. The territory of Vatsa was located to the south of the Gaṅgā river, and its capital was the city of or , on the Yamunā river and corresponding to the modern-day location of Kosam. The Vatsas were a branch of the Kuru dynasty. During the Rig Vedic period, the Kuru Kingdom comprised the area of Haryana/ Delhi and the Ganga-Jamuna Doab, till Prayag/ Kaushambi, with its capital at Hastinapur.
Déclin du bouddhisme en IndeLe déclin du bouddhisme en Inde, là où il est né, a eu lieu pour diverses raisons telles que les conflits sectaires au sein du bouddhisme, la perte du soutien public et royal, l'évolution de la situation socio-politique, le développement des religions indiennes concurrentes telles que l’hindouisme et le jaïnisme et les vagues d'invasions par des peuples venant d'Asie centrale qui touchent les Indes. Le bouddhisme se développe aux Indes pendant les siècles qui suivent la mort de Bouddha.
VidyaranyaVidyāraṇya (devanāgarī : विद्यारण्य), littéralement « forêt de sagesse », auparavant nommé MādhavācāryaNom qu'il avait avant son sannyāsa (1297 - 1386) était un religieux, renonçant et philosophe indien de l'Advaita Vedānta. Il fut le Supérieur de l'institution monastique (maṭha) de Sringeri de 1375 à 1386. Il est connu pour être l'auteur du célèbre "Traité en 15 chapitres" Pañcadaśī. Vidyaranya aurait été conseiller des premiers rois de Vijayanagar et l'un des chefs spirituels de la principale branche du Vedanta fondée par Adi Shankara.
GaṇasaṅghaGana-Sangha (Sanskrit: गणसङ्घ) or Gana-Rajya (Sanskrit: गणराज्य) was a type of clan structure oligarchy in ancient India. The word (ˈgʌnə; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means group of community. It can also be used to refer to a body of attendants and can refer to any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims, denotes the gathering of a given community. The word sangha in Sanskrit means association, assembly, company or community.
KoliyaKoliya (Pāli: Koliya) was an ancient Indo-Aryan clan of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Koliyas were organised into a (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Koliya Republic. The territory of the Koliyas was a thin strip of land spanning from the river Sarayū to the Himālayan hills in the north. The Rohiṇī river was the western border of the Koliyas, with their neighbours to the north-west being the Sakyas.
PahlavasLes Pahlavas sont un peuple de l’Inde mentionné dans des textes anciens comme les Lois de Manu, certains Puranas, le Ramayana, le Mahabharata et la Br̥hat-Samhita. Dans certains textes ils sont aussi mentionnés sous le nom de « Pallavas » : le Vayu Purana distingue « Pahlava » et « Pahnava », mais le Vamana Purana et le Matsya Purana les appelle tous deux « Pallava ». Selon P. Carnegy, les Pahlavas sont probablement les peuples parlant Paluvi ou Pehlvi, c'est-à-dire parthe.
Gwalior FortThe Gwalior Fort, commonly known as the Gwāliiyar Qila, is a hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The fort has existed at least since the 10th century, and the inscriptions and monuments found within what is now the fort campus indicate that it may have existed as early as the beginning of the 6th century. The modern-day fort, embodying a defensive structure and two palaces was built by the Tomar Rajput ruler Man Singh Tomar. The fort has been administered by a number of different rulers in its history.
Dynastie ShaishunâgaLes Shaishunâga sont la deuxième dynastie qui régna sur le Maghada depuis les villes de Girivraja puis Pataliputra de 413 à 345 . Nous avons deux sources pour reconstituer la dynastie, les chroniques srilankaises Mahavamsa et Dipavamsa ainsi que les Puranas. Selon les premières, elle s'appelait Hariyanka avant de prendre le nom du roi Shishunâga originaire de Kâshî. Ils régnèrent sur la région durant 300 ans et deux rois (Bimbisara et Ajatashatru) furent les contemporains du Bouddha. Shishunâga (règne dura
Mughal dynastyThe Mughal dynasty (; Dudmân-e Mughal) comprised the members of the imperial House of Babur (; Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), also known as the Gurkanis (; Gūrkāniyān), who ruled the Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1857. The Mughals originated as a Central Asian branch of the Timurid dynasty, supplemented with extra Borjigin (the clan which ruled the Mongol Empire and its successor states) bloodlines.
ThanesarThanesar is a historic city and an important in Kurukshetra district of the state of Haryana in northern India. It is located in Kurukshetra district, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar. Thanesar (Sthanishwar) was the capital and seat of power of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, whose rulers conquered most of Aryavarta following the fall of the Gupta Empire. The Pushyabhuti emperor Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh century CE.
