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TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA

Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal

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.

Epoch: Age of Regional Empires · Theme: Jyotirlingas · (Read the full article →)

On this day

12 June

1665 — The Treaty of Purandar concluded (signed 11–12 June): Shivaji cedes twenty-three forts to Mirza Raja Jai Singh — and lives to take every one of them back.

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MILITARY HISTORY · DYNASTIES OF INDIA

Mahmud of Ghazni — The Raider and the Resistance

The full campaign ledger of the most famous invader — including what the textbooks skip: Lohkot, the Kashmir fortress that beat him twice; Kalinjar untaken; the confederacy of 1008, funded by the ornaments of Indian women; and the kings who answered, from Jayapala’s pyre to the Jats of the desert. With the two-worlds map of 970 and the four-century chain from the first Arab raid of 636.

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Quote of the day

"In all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right… men of noble sentiment and noble bearing."

— Al-Biruni on the Hindu Shahis, Kitab al-Hind, c. 1030 — the enemy’s own tribute

Picture of the day

The two worlds of 970 — the religious map of the Afghan lands at Mahmud’s birth. An original Indopedia map, from the new ledger article.

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)

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Hampi — capital of Vijayanagara

Walk the boulders of the Tungabhadra through the Virupaksha temple, the Vitthala stone chariot and the royal enclosures. Travel-style storytelling, with the history and the sources.

Epoch: Vijayanagara Era

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+<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>]]</div>
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-<p><b>1975</b> — The Allahabad High Court sets aside Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election — the verdict that led, within a fortnight, to the Emergency.</p>
+<p><b>1665</b> — The '''Treaty of Purandar''' concluded (signed 11–12 June): Shivaji cedes twenty-three forts to Mirza Raja Jai Singh — and lives to take every one of them back.</p>
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 <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>[[Dynasties of India|Dynasties of India]]<small>the famous & the forgotten</small></div>
+<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🔭</span>[[:Category:Science & Mathematics|Science & Mathematics]]<small>zero · the Ujjayinī meridian</small></div>
+<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🌸</span>[[:Category:Women in Indian History|Women in Indian History]]<small>Didda · Rudrama · Ahilyabai</small></div>
+<div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🎼</span>[[:Category:Art, Music & Dance|Art, Music & Dance]]<small>Natyashastra to the gharanas</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 ind-span3"><div class="ind-card-h">Battle database — a separate wing, battle by battle</div>
-<div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Aror 712</span><span>Rajasthan 738</span><span>Waihind 1008</span><span>Lohkot 1015 & 1021</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Khanwa 1527</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Haldighati 1576</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span><span>Kargil 1999</span></div>
+<div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Aror 712</span><span>Rajasthan 738</span><span>Waihind 1008</span><span>Lohkot 1015 & 1021</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Khanwa 1527</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Haldighati 1576</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span></div>
 <p class="ind-meta">Every battle: forces, maps, outcome, aftermath, full bibliography — victories and defeats alike. [[:Category:Military History|Browse →]]</p></div>