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The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. According to this doctrine, if any Indian ruler dies without leaving a male heir, his kingdom would automatically pass over to the British. Satara, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur and Jhansi were some states which were annexed by the Company under this doctrine.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (19 May 1913 - 1 June 1996) was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the Indian independence movement, he went on to hold several key offices in independent India- as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister- before becoming the youngest-ever Indian president.

The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the prehistoric paleolithic and mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times. It is located in the Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh about 45 kilometres southeast of Bhopal

The religion of the Vedic period (also known as Vedism, ancient Hinduism, Brahmanism or Vedic Brahmanism) was the religion of the Indo-Aryans of northern India. It is a historical predecessor of modern Hinduism. It takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas. Vedism is the oldest stratum of religious activity in India for which there exist written materials.

Al-Biruni (973-1048) was a Persian scholar and Polymath from the Khwarezm region. He is regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the medieval Islamic era and was well versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences, and also, distinguished himself as a historian and chronologist.
He spent a large part of his life. In Ghazni in modernday Afghanistan, capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty. In 1017 he traveled to the Indian subcontinent and authored "Kitab Tarikh Al-Hind" (History of India) after exploring the Hindu faith practiced in India. He is given the titles the "founder of Indology". He was an impartial writer on custom and creeds of various nations. Most of the works of Al-Biruni are in Arabic.

The Chola kings gave titles such as muvendavelan (peasant serving three kings) and araiyar (chief) to rich people as marks of respect.Brahmanas were given land grants known as brahmadeya which resulted in more and more brahmanas settling in the Kaveri valley.

Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta and the father of Ashoka, Susima, Vitashoka.

The Sayyids(1414-1451) came to power after the Tughlaq dynasty(1321-1414).

The tower was constructed by the Mewar king, Rana Kumbha, in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji.

The slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' was given by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha.

The sequence of Sikh gurus are Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai, Guru Har Krishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh,

The Permanent Settlement (also Premanent Settlement of Bengal) was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.

Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. Historical Jain texts claim Chandragupta followed Jainism by first renouncing his wealth and power, going away with Jaina monk Acharya Bhadrabahu, and performing a ritual of peacefully welcoming death by fasting

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India. It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gun powder fire arms and field artillery.

Jaisalmer fort is one monument cum princely bastion. Owing to the yellow impression of the walls, the fort is also known as the Golden Fort or Sonar Quila. Jaisalmer Fort was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput Rawal (ruler) Jaisal from whom it derives its name.

On August-2, 1858, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British Power over India from the East India Company.

Daimabad

The copper chariot of Harappan times was found at Daimabad. Daimabad is a site in Maharashtra, India. A lot of bronze objects were recovered from the site. Other artefacts include beads, seals, microliths among others.

The champaran satyagrah of 1917 was the movement inspired by Mohandas Gandhi and a major revolt for opposing the cultivation of Indigo.