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INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15 AUGUST | History

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  INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA   15 AUGUST 1947 India, the country of colors, beautiful land of  pride & joy was declared as an Independent Nation on 15th of August, 1947. Every year, on 15 August, the whole country proudly celebrates the Independence day. This day not only spreads joy or happiness among people, but also unites the people to come up together as a single Nation. Every person of India commemorates this holy land as his/her mother. On the auspicious occasion of India's Independence Day, there is an official national holiday countrywide.  On 15 August, 1947, After a great struggle of many years, freedom fighters were able to liberate the country. On 15 August 1947, the UK parliament transferred legislative sovereignty to the   Indian Constituent Assembly followed by  Indian Independence Act .  History (National Struggle)   Freedom fighters struggled for independence not for one or two years but for around 90 years. There wa...

Battle of Plassey | Siraj-ud-daula | History in 1757

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Battle of Plassey in 1757 Battle of Plassey The Battle of Plassey was the result of the conflict between the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daula and the East India Company.  This war yielded very important and lasting results.  1757 AD  The Battle of Plassey was the war to establish British power in India. The erstwhile interests of Bengal and English gave the East India Company an opportunity to intervene in Bengal politics.  In the past, Nib Nizam Alivardi Khan of Bihar took full advantage of the political uproar that took place after Aurangzeb's death.  He greatly increased his power.  He was an ambitious person.  He defeated the then Nawab of Bengal, Sarfaraz Khan in the war and himself became the Nawab. Alivardi Khan died on 9 April.  Alivardi Khan had no children of his own, so after his death, who would be the next Nawab, some people started conspiring for succession.  But Alivardi had in his lifetime named his youngest daughter's son Sira...

Tipu Sultan : life introduction- History

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Tipu Sultan   Life introduction: Tipu Sultan was born on November 20, 1750 from Devanahalli (Yousafabad, Bangalore), Karnataka , about 33 (21 miles north). His full name was Sultan Fateh Ali Khan Shahab . His father's name was Hyder Ali and mother's name was Faqrunnisa . His father Hyder Ali was the Sainapati of the Kingdom of Mysore , who by his own strength became the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in 1761. Tipu is known as the lion of Mysore. Apart from a worthy ruler, Tipu was also a scholar, skilled scholar and poet.  Hyder Ali's demise and Tipu Sultan's reign in the late 18th century is a major event in Mysore . With the arrival of Tipu Sultan , the British imperialist policy reached a tremendous foundation, where on the one hand the Company Government was expanding its nascent British Empire . While trying, Tipu on the other hand, with his valor and diplomacy, had a firm vow to protect Mysore. In fact, in the late 18th century , Tipu was a great ruler wh...

Ashoka samrat - Ancient History Encyclopedi...

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Chakravartin Ashoka samrat धर्माराजिका चक्रवात, सम्राट, राज्ञश्रेष्ठ, मगधराज, भूपतिं, मौर्यराजा, अशोक, धर्माशोक, असोक्वाध्हन, अशोकवर्धन, प्रजापिता, धर्मनायक Ashok samrat  was born in  PATALIPUTRA  (currently BIHAR) on 304 BC (around 273-232 BCE). He was the third emperor of the  Maurya dynasty .  The founder of the Maurya dynasty was his grandfather "Chandra Gupta Maurya"  (about 322-298 BC). After  Chandragupta Maurya , his father " Bindusara ",(about 294-273 BC) ascended the throne.  Ashoka  has a third  Mourya emperor. The practices of child marriage and polygamy were also in Samrat Ashoka's time. Samrat Ashoka herself had many queens. Ashoka samrat married at the age of 18 and his sister was married at the age of 14. At the time when Bindusara died in Sinhalse history, Chakravartin Ashoka samrat was the President in Ujjain in Malwa. The succession of the Rajpadled to a fierce fratricide in which 99 of his brothers were killed...