The Portuguese failed to establish themselves in India due to a combination of local wars with the Indians, particularly the Marathas and due to... View Article
The Nawab of Hyderabad in 1947 was Mir Osman Ali Khan. He became the Nizam (title taken by rulers of Hyderabad) of Hyderabad on 29 August 1911.... View Article
Hyderabad is known as the City of Pearls. This was due to its booming pearl processing and trading industry that has been supplying the finest... View Article
The Portuguese came to India with the aim of establishing a monopoly over the spice trade. At the time the spice trade was dominated by the... View Article
Portugal was the first European country to establish a colony in India and they were the last ones to leave. British paramountcy and local wars... View Article
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to find a trade route to the Indian Ocean. At the time the Indian Ocean trade was dominated by the Arabs.... View Article
Portuguese power declined in India as a combination of economy and war. As a small nation it did not have the economic resources to maintain... View Article
Britain has a distinction of fighting and winning against a variety of nations throughout history like the Roman Empire before them. Just like... View Article
The main reason behind the Anglo-French War was the dispute over colonial possessions in North America. This rivalry was further fueled by the... View Article
The Char Minar monument was built in 1591 by Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shah, the fifth king of the Quṭb Shāhī dynasty, reportedly as the first building... View Article
As part of the wider Seven Years' wars, the British and the French fought against each other over their colonial possessions. The theatres of war... View Article
Hyderabad became a part of India following Operation Polo in September 1948. It was a military operation in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded... View Article
The founder of Hyderabad was Nizam al-Mulk. He was intermittently viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721 and who... View Article
Vasco da Gama made his way to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope in the southern tip of Africa and reaching the Malabar coast of Kerala on... View Article
The main item that the Portuguese traded with India was spices. In the 16th century, over half of Portugal's state revenue came from West African... View Article
Charak was the court physician of Kanishka the Great. He was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a... View Article
The President of India has the power to dissolve Lok Sabha. According to Article 83(2) of the Constitution, the completion of five years from the... View Article
Fundamental rights cannot be suspended during a financial emergency. The President can reduce the salaries of all government officials, including... View Article
