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<div class="ind-nav">[[:Category:Epochs|Epochs]] [[:Category:Themes|Themes]] [[:Category:Military History|Battles]] [[:Category:Regions|Regions]] [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] [[Indopedia:Contribute|Contribute]]</div> | |||
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<div class="ind-strip-label">Explore by epoch — a continuous Indian timeline</div> | |||
<div class="ind-epochs">[[:Category:Prehistoric Cultures|Prehistoric Cultures<small>to c. 3300 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Sindhu–Saraswati Civilisation|Sindhu–Saraswati<small>c. 3300–1300 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Vedic Age|Vedic Age<small>c. 1500–600 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Mahajanapada Age|Mahajanapada Age<small>c. 600–321 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Maurya Era|Maurya Era<small>321–185 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Era of Exchange|Era of Exchange<small>185 BCE–320 CE</small>]] [[:Category:Gupta Era|Gupta Era<small>320–550 CE</small>]] [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Regional Empires<small>550–1200</small>]] [[:Category:Sultanate Era|Sultanate Era<small>1206–1526</small>]] [[:Category:Vijayanagara Era|Vijayanagara<small>1336–1646</small>]] [[:Category:Mughal Era|Mughal Era<small>1526–1707</small>]] [[:Category:Maratha Swarajya|Maratha Swarajya<small>1674–1818</small>]] [[:Category:Company Rule & Resistance|Company Rule<small>1757–1857</small>]] [[:Category:Swaraj Era|Swaraj Era<small>1857–1947</small>]] [[:Category:Bharat — Republic of India|Bharat — Republic<small>1947–</small>]]</div> | |||
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<div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Featured article</div><span class="ind-badge">TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA</span> | |||
<div class="ind-t">[[Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal]]</div> | |||
<p>First of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]], on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.</p> | |||
<p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Age of Regional Empires]] · Theme: [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] · ''([[Somnath Temple|Read the full article →]])''</p></div> | |||
<div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">On this day</div> | |||
<p style="font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 6px">11 June</p> | |||
<p><b>1897</b> — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.</p> | |||
<p class="ind-meta">''The live calendar grows as articles are added.''</p></div> | |||
<div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Picture of the day</div> | |||
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'' | <p class="ind-meta" style="margin-top:8px">The Somanatha Temple from the west — D. H. Sykes for the ASI, c. 1869. British Library OIOC. ''Public domain.''</p></div> | ||
== Quote | <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Quote of the day</div> | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."</blockquote> | ||
<p class="ind-meta">— Jawaharlal Nehru, ''Tryst with Destiny'', 14–15 August 1947</p></div> | |||
== | <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Indian history in the news</div> | ||
<ul><li>New excavation season announced at Rakhigarhi ''(sample item)''</li> | |||
<li>Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu ''(sample item)''</li> | |||
<li>Conservation milestone at Hampi ''(sample item)''</li></ul></div> | |||
== | <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Discovery — voyages & places</div> | ||
<div class="ind-t">Hampi — capital of Vijayanagara</div> | |||
<p>Walk the boulders of the Tungabhadra to the ruins of one of the great cities of its age: the Virupaksha temple, the Vitthala complex and its stone chariot, royal enclosures and bazaars. Each Discovery entry pairs travel-style storytelling with the site's history and sources.</p> | |||
<p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Vijayanagara Era|Vijayanagara Era]]</p></div> | |||
<div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Explore by theme</div> | |||
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<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">⚔</span>[[:Category:Military History|Military History]]<small>battles won & lost</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🏛</span>[[:Category:Universities of Ancient India|Ancient Universities]]<small>Takshashila · Nalanda</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🛕</span>[[:Category:Temples & Architecture|Temples & Architecture]]<small>Nagara · Dravida · Vesara</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">✍</span>[[:Category:Litterateurs of India|Litterateurs]]<small>Kalidasa to Bharati</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">⛵</span>[[:Category:Trade & Trade Routes|Trade Routes]]<small>Uttarapatha · Muziris</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🪔</span>[[:Category:Indian Renaissance|Indian Renaissance]]<small>reform & awakening</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🛡</span>[[:Category:Heroes of India|Heroes of India]]<small>all regions, NWSE</small></div> | |||
<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">📖</span>[[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]]<small>the twelve shrines</small></div> | |||
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<div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Battle database</div> | |||
<div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span><span>Kargil 1999</span></div> | |||
<p class="ind-meta">Every battle: forces, maps, outcome, aftermath, full bibliography — victories and defeats alike. [[:Category:Military History|Browse →]]</p></div> | |||
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Indopedia
The Encyclopedia of Indian History — from Indian eyes · इतिहासेन विद्महे
Explore by epoch — a continuous Indian timeline
Prehistoric Culturesto c. 3300 BCE Sindhu–Saraswatic. 3300–1300 BCE Vedic Agec. 1500–600 BCE Mahajanapada Agec. 600–321 BCE Maurya Era321–185 BCE Era of Exchange185 BCE–320 CE Gupta Era320–550 CE Regional Empires550–1200 Sultanate Era1206–1526 Vijayanagara1336–1646 Mughal Era1526–1707 Maratha Swarajya1674–1818 Company Rule1757–1857 Swaraj Era1857–1947 Bharat — Republic1947–
Featured article
TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA
First of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.
On this day
11 June
1897 — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.
Picture of the day
Quote of the day
"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."
Indian history in the news
- New excavation season announced at Rakhigarhi (sample item)
- Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu (sample item)
- Conservation milestone at Hampi (sample item)
Discovery — voyages & places
Hampi — capital of Vijayanagara
Walk the boulders of the Tungabhadra to the ruins of one of the great cities of its age: the Virupaksha temple, the Vitthala complex and its stone chariot, royal enclosures and bazaars. Each Discovery entry pairs travel-style storytelling with the site's history and sources.
Explore by theme
⚔Military Historybattles won & lost
🏛Ancient UniversitiesTakshashila · Nalanda
🛕Temples & ArchitectureNagara · Dravida · Vesara
✍LitterateursKalidasa to Bharati
⛵Trade RoutesUttarapatha · Muziris
🪔Indian Renaissancereform & awakening
🛡Heroes of Indiaall regions, NWSE
📖Jyotirlingasthe twelve shrines
Battle database
Hydaspes 326 BCEKalinga 261 BCETarain 1191–92Talikota 1565Saraighat 1671Plassey 1757Panipat III 1761Kargil 1999
Help write the history of India — a curated team, period by period · one standard format · mandatory bibliographies