AHILYABAI HOLKAR (1725-1795) Ahilya was born on 31st May. 1725 in a village of Chondi in Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Her parents are Mankoji Shinde and Sushila Shinde. Her father was the Patil (Chief) of the village. Mankoji Shinde had made arrangements for Ahilya’s education at their house only. Malharrao …
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MANGAL PANDEY The Sepoy Mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against British rule in India. It is a major revolt against the British East India Company but ultimately was unsuccessful. The revolt was against the British East India Company which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of …
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SAVITRIBAI PHULE First woman teacher of India Born on January 3, 1831, in Naigaon, of Satara district, Maharashtra. Her parents are Laxmi and Khandoji Nevase Patil, belonging to the Mali community. She is the eldest daughter. She got married at an age of 9 years to Jyotibha Phule who was 12 years old. At …
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RANI RUDRAMADEVI In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Kakatiyas of Warangal, the Hoysalas of Diwarasamundra, and the Pandyas of Madura were the powerful dynasties of South India. Earlier Kakatiya chiefs served as Samanthas to Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas. It was under the rule of Pratapa Rudra I, Kakatiyas …
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MAHARANA PRATAP Birth 9 May 1540 Death 19 Jan 1597 Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap was the 13th king of Mewar and was notable for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire. Maharana Pratap was born to Udai Singh II …
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Krishnadevaraya Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529) is one of the greatest emperors from the Vijayanagar Empire. He was one of the greatly celebrated emperor from the Vijayanagara kingdom from South India. After the death of Devaraya II (1446) his successors were less capable. Vijayanagar kingdom had lost …
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Rajmata Jijabai Birth: 12 January 1598 Death: 17 June 1674 Jijabai also is known as Rajmata Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha kingdom. Jijabai was born on …
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