Largest empires in Bharath History

1.King vikramaditya —  whole Asia

 King Vikramaditya made Ujjain his capital, in present-day Madhya Pradesh. He almost ruled whole Asia .    Vikramaditya  empire controlled many parts of Modern day China, Entire Middle   East and Many Parts of South East Asia. Vikramaditya king defeated Rome’s  Julius Caesar in battle and defeated Shakas

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This king not from Gupta Empire and Chalukya dynasty because 14 kings in India named as Vikramaditya after seeing his power and achievement .

2.  Karkota dynasty — 7 million sq. kms

 Karkota dynasty ruled  over 7 million sq. kms. Parihaspur  was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida and served as the capital of Kashmir during his reign. Durlabhvardhana was the founder of the Karkota dynasty. The Undefeated Ruler of Kashmir who defeated Islamic invaders & ruled till Caspian Sea  .He captured parts of Central Asia and North india. His empire extended from Tibet to Iran and Turkistan. He was later able to create an empire based on Kashmir and covering most of Northern India and Central Asia including most parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bactria , Iran, Nepal,Tibet, Turkistan and Soghdiana.  Lalitaditya Muktapida only one king from Karkota dynasty who expanded the Karkota dynasty

3. Maurya Empire —5 million sq. kms

Maurya Empire  size is  5 million sq. kms.  ,they have  permanent  capital city  which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. Maurya Empire   to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east and half of India . Ashoka was  grandson of Chandragupta Maurya  and Chandragupta Maurya  defeated Seleucus in India. Maurya Empire  covered part of  India, Bangladesh , Pakistan , Nepal and Afghanistan .The Maurya Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, with help from Chanakya. Chandragupta Maurya   and Ashoka  this two king from Maruya  empire who Extent of Maurya Empire.

4. Pala Empire —4.6 million sq.kms 

 Pala Empire size is  4.6 million sq.kms . Pala Empire  covered part of Afghanistan ,Bangladesh , India, Nepal and Pakistan . They  have  capital city  which was  Bikrampur, Pataliputra  , Gauda,  Monghyr  and Somapura .Pala Empire empire stretched from Assam and Utkala in the east ,Kamboja (modern day Afghanistan) in the north-west and Deccan in the south.  Gopala  who is founded the Pala Empire and  Deva Pala who Extent of Pala Empire .

5.  Gupta Empire    —3.5 million sq.km

Gupta empire  size is   3.5 million sq.kms . They  have  permanent  capital city  which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. Chandra Gupta I was founded the Gupta empire  and Gupta empire  region extended from the Himalayas in the north to the Krishna and Godavari Rivers in the south; and from Balkh (Afghanistan) in the west to Brahmaputra River in the east. Gupta empire  covered  part of India ,Pakistan, Bangladesh  ,Myanmar and Nepal . Samudragupta  only this  king from Gupta empire Who expanded the Gupta Empire.

6.  Maratha Empire — 2.8 million sq. kms

 Maratha Empire size is 2.8 million sq. kms. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was founder and first emperor  of the Maratha Empire.  Maratha Empire extending from Bengal in the east to Attock and Sindh in the west, Kashmir in the north to the Kaveri basin in the south.  The capital city is Raigad, Jinji, Satara and  Pune in present-day Maharashtra. Chhatrapati  Shivaji and Bajirao  this two king from Maratha Empire who expanded the maratha empire.

7. Kushan Empire  —2.5 million sq. kms 

Kushan Empire area is  2.5 million sq. kms. Kujula Kadphises was founded of Kushan Empire. The Kushan Empire, a realm that covered much of present-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China(Yarkand now in the xinjiang region of china). Kushan Empire  ruled over most of the northern Indian subcontinent and parts of Central Asia. The capital city of this empire was  Peshawar (Pakistan) , Bagram (Afghanistan) , Taxila (Pakistan)  and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh, India). Vima Kadphises   and Kanishka I this two king from Kushan Empire who expanded the Kushan Empire.

8. Rai dynasty—1.5 million sq. kms

Rai dynasty area size is 1.5 million sq. kms  .Adi Rai was founded of Rai dynasty and capital city is Arror (Pakistan)    . Rai dynasty extended from Kashmir in the east, Makran and Debal port (modern Karachi) in the west, Surat port in the south, and the Kandahar, Sulaiman, Ferdan and Kikanan hills in the north. Rai Diwa ji (Devaditya)  only one king from Rai dynasty who expanded the Rai dynasty.

9. Mahameghavahana dynasty —1.3 million sq. kms

Mahameghavahana dynasty area size is  1.3 million sq. kms  .they  capital city is Kalinganagara  present-day Odisha . Mahameghavahana dynasty empire included large parts of eastern and central India. It corresponds to present-day northern Telangana, northeastern Andhra Pradesh, most of Odisha, and a portion of Madhya Pradesh states.

10. Rashtrakuta dynasty  —1.2 million sq. kms

Rashtrakuta  dynasty area size is  1.2 million sq. kms. They have  permanent  capital city is Mayurkhandi in present-day Karnataka . Rashtrakuta  dynasty extended from Cape Comorin in the south to Kannauj in the north, from Banaras in the east to Broach (Bharuch) in the west .Rashtrakuta kingdom included the modern state of Karnataka in its entirety along with parts of the current Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Govinda III  only one king from Rashtrakuta  dynasty who expanded the Rashtrakuta  dynasty. 

11. Pushyabhuti dynasty — 1 million sq. kms

Pushyabhuti dynasty area size is  1 million sq. kms. Pushyabhuti dynasty Empire covered much of North and Northwestern India, extended East till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada River.  Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over a vast territory consisting of eastern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa under their control. The capital city of this empire was  Thanesar in present-day Haryana and another capital city of this empire was Kannauj in present-day Uttar Pradesh. Harshavardhana  only one king from Pushyabhuti dynasty who expanded the Pushyabhuti dynasty.

12. Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty — 1 million sq. kms 

Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty area size is   1 million sq. kms Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty Empire covered much of western and northern India. They capital city is Ujjain in present-day  Madhya Pradesh and another  capital city is Kannauj in present-day Uttar Pradesh. Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east. It extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and included the present district of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh. Mihira Bhoja only one king from Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty who expanded the  Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.

13. chola  dynasty — 1 million sq. kms 

chola  dynasty area size is  1 million sq. kms  . chola  dynasty empire  covered part of half of south India ( expect north Karnataka and   Telangana they  area ruled by Chalukya dynasty )  , south west Bengal ,  South Odisha ,South Thailand , Java & Sumatra (only two island of Indonesia), Singapore and  Malaysia  (Malay Peninsula ) .     The capital city of this empire was    Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur  and Gangaikonda Cholapuram in present-day Tamil nadu. Rajaraja I and  Rajendra Chola I this two king from chola  dynasty who expanded the   chola  dynasty.

14. Chalukya dynasty— 0.6 million sq. kms

Chalukya dynasty area size is  0.6 million sq. kms  .They  have permanent  capital city is Badami in present-day Karnataka.   Chalukya dynasty extended from the Kosala and Kalinga (Bay of Bengal) in the east, to Konkana in the west, the river Narmada in the north and up to river Cauveri in the south. Their domain included the whole of present day Karnataka, Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu. Pulakeshin II only one king from Chalukya dynasty who expanded the  Chalukya dynasty.

15. Vijayanagara Empire — 0.6 million sq. kms Vijayanagara Empire  area size is 0.6  million sq. kms. Vijayanagara Empire Empire covered much  almost the entire South India . There  capital city is Hampi & Vijayanagara( Karnataka) , Penukonda (Andhra Pradesh) , Chandragiri(Andhra Pradesh)  and Vellore(Tamil nadu ) . Vijayanagara Empire empire extended from the river Krishna in the north to River Cauvery in the south; the Arabian Sea in the west to Bay of Bengal in the east. Bukka I and Krishnadevaraya this two king from Vijayanagara Empire   who expanded the    Vijayanagara Empire   

16. Nanda Empire — 0.5 million sq. kms

 Nanda Empire   area size is 0.5  million sq. kms.  Mahapadma Nanda was the founder of Nanda Empire in . Mahapadma Nanda was the first historical emperor of  India. They have  permanent    capital city  of which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. Nanda Empire  extended from the Kuru, near Punjab, in the north to the Godavari valley in the south and from Magadha in the east to the Narmada on the west. Mahapadma Nanda  only one king from Nanda Empire who expanded the  Nanda Empire.

17. Satavahana dynasty  — 0.5 million sq. kms Satavahana dynasty  area size is  0.5  million sq. kms. Simuka Satavahana  is founder of satavahana dynasty . They are  capital city is Paithan in present-day Maharashtra and another capital city is Amaravathi in present-day Andhra Pradesh . Satavahana dynasty extended  from Krishna in the south to Malwa and Saurashtra in the north and from Berar in the east to the Konkan in the west. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. Gautamiputra Satakarni only one king from Satavahana dynasty  who expanded the  Satavahana dynasty.

18. Magadha Empire— 0.5 million sq. kms

Magadha Empire area size is  0.5  million sq. kms  .Magadha Empire was bounded on the north by the river Ganges, on the east by the river Champa, on the south by the Chota Nagpur Plateau, and on the west by the Son River. Jarasandha  was  founded the Magadha empire. They are  capital city is Rajgir in present-day Bihar and another capital city is Patna Rajgir in present-day Bihar.

19. Gajapati Empire— 0.4 million sq. kms

Gajapati Empire area size is  0.4  million sq. kms . The Gajapatis were ruled over Kalinga (the present day Odisha), large parts of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, and the eastern and central parts of Madhya Pradesh and the southern parts of Bihar. Gajapatis became an empire stretching from the lower Ganga in the north to the Kaveri in the south. Kapilendra Deva  was the founder of Gajapati dynasty.  They have  permanent    capital city  of which was Cuttack the present day Odisha.

20. Eastern Ganga dynasty— 0.4 million sq. kms Eastern Ganga dynasty area size is  0.4  million sq. kms   .Eastern Ganga dynasty  consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha as well as major parts of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.[3] The early rulers of the dynasty ruled from Dantapuram; the capital was later moved to Kalinganagara (modern Mukhalingam), and ultimately to Kataka (modern Cuttack).

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Several empires in world history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement. Possible ways of measuring size include area, population, economy, and power. The list is not exhaustive owing to a lack of available data for several empires; for this reason and because of the inherent uncertainty in the area estimates, no rankings are given.

Secrets of the Peepal Tree

Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree, pipal tree or ashwattha tree. The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Lord Krishna has said in Gita- Amongst trees I am the peepul tree (sacred fig tree)

Hindu and Jain ascetics consider the tree to be sacred and often meditate under them. This is the tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. The sacred fig is the state tree of the Indian states of Odisha and Haryana.

According to the science of Ayurveda, every part of the peepal tree - the leaf, bark, shoot, seeds and its fruit has several medicinal benefits, and it is being used since ancient times to cure many diseases:

For blood purification:

Take one to two gm of Peepal seeds powder and take it with honey twice a day and it will purify the blood. In the gastric-related blood disorders take 40 ml kwath and five gms of honey for best results.

For Asthma:

Take a bark of plant and its ripe fruits. Make their powder separately and mix them in equal quantities. In take of this mixture thrice in a day is very effective in this problem. Make a powder of dry fruits of peepal and take it with two to three grams of water for 14 days twice a day and this will prove very effective.

For tooth disease:

Take barks of both peepal and banian tree in equal quantity and mix them well and boil the mixture in hot water. Use it for rinsing in the mouth and it will cure teeth pain.

For eye pain:

Take the milk of the leaves of the plant and apply on the eye. It will cure eye pains

For Hiccups:

Take 50-100 gms bark of peepal and make tis charcoal and extinguish it in water. The intake of this water is very useful for patients of Hiccups.

For Swelling in Spline:

Take 10-20 gms of peepal bark and burn it out and add equal quantity of Kalmi Shora and pour it in ripe banana and eat one such banana each day and it will cure swelling of spline swelling

Time Travel In Bharat

The mythology of time travel is extensive and far reaching. While the idea of an actual "time machine" wasn't conceived until the late 1800's, you can find legends and stories that features a hero traveling to the past or future in a magical, fantastical way. I thought I would share with you one of those stories that we’ll be touching upon in the documentary.

Mahabharata, 400BC

One of the very first time travel stories that have been recorded in history appears in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata– speculated to be written as early as 400BC. The story follows a king, his daughter, and their search for a perfect suitor.

Revati was the only daughter of King Kakudmi, a powerful monarch who ruled Kusasthali, a prosperous and advanced kingdom under the sea. Thinking no one could prove to be good enough to marry his beautiful daughter, Kakudmi took Revati with him to Brahmaloka, the home of Brahma, to ask the god's advice about finding a suitable husband for husband for her.

Brahma was listening to a musical performance when they arrived, and so they waited patiently until the performance was finished. Finally, King Kakudmi humbly bowed and made his request:

“O Brahmâ! To whom shall I betroth this daughter? I have come to you to ask on this point I have searched for many princes and seen also a good many of them and none of them is to my liking and so my mind is not at rest.”

Brahma laughed at the foolishness of the King.

“O King! The princes that you thought would become the bridegroom of your daughter, all died; their sons and grandsons and their friends even have all passed away.”

Time, Brahma goes on to explain, runs differently on different planes of existence. During the time they had waited in Brahmaloka to see him, 27 chatur-yugas, had passed on Earth. Everything that Kakudmi had and owned, his friends and family, his sons and wife, his armies and treasures, had vanished with the time that had passed. The King and his daughter were overcome with astonishment and grief for everything they had lost, but Brahma comforted them, and recommended a worthy husband currently on earth: Balarama, the twin brother of Krishna.

What is really interesting though, is how similar their view of time was 2500 years ago to how physicists and astronomers conceptualize space-time today. In Einstein’s theory of relativity, time is relative to the observer’s frame of reference- it depends on the observer’s motion and strength of gravity. For instance, one could argue that time here on earth runs slower than in space because gravity slows the passage of time.

Hindu philosophy was familiar with the concept that time is relative and many passages on the Vedic scriptures continuously point out that the cosmic time of the gods is different than the time on earth.

Were King Kakudmi and his daughter two unwitting time travelers? What they thought were just minutes in front god Brahma, millennia had taken place at home. When they came back, they did so to a vastly different place.

Today, we so often think of time as an arrow moving in one direction, with a beginning, middle and end. But I think it is interesting to look at different cultures and how they view time. Their perceptions help us look at time, and the idea of time travel, a little bit differently.

Water on Mars -Varahamihira

Varahamihira- Indian scientist and mathemetician

We heard about NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) founding the “strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars,” something, which triggered hope of finding the historical footprints of Martian history.

Prophecy on Mars by Varahamihira

But, what if, we told you that its presence was already predicted almost 1500 years back from now? Shocked? Then this might make you sit up- an Indian had let this prophecy!

Facts about Varahamihira

Varāhamihira, an Indian astronomer, mathematician and astrologer, from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, son of Adityadasa (an astronomer himself) in his book made insights on and about ‘space and universe’, which have shocked the scientists of today.

Varahamihira's contribution to world

Those of you, who failed to recognize him, Varāhamihira is the one whose mathematical work included the discovery of the trigonometric formula!


Great scholar

But, the calculations and revelations that we are going to share with you are about the discovery of water on Mars. Read on to know...

Panchasiddhantika

Born in year 505, Varāhamihira brew his knowledge on mathematics and astronomy from Kapitthaka. Among his famous works, Panchasiddhantika (The Five Astronomical Canons) dated back to 575 AD, holds prime importance.

Diameter of planets

Panchasiddhantika includes, Surya Siddhanta, an astronomical treatise which explains or determines the true motions of the luminaries. Under this work, Varāhamihira has also explained the estimated diameters of the planets, like, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.

Surya siddhanta

Surya Siddhanta also carries calculations on and about solar eclipses and lunar eclipses, its color and portion as well.


Mar's diameter prediction

Apart from the estimated diameter, which was calculated to be 3,772 miles (that has an error within 11% of the currently accepted diameter of 4,218 miles), Varāhamihira also predicted the presence of water on Mars.

Smt. Neera Arya (05-03-1902 / 26-07-1998)

 The brave woman who let her “Breast” cutoff to protect Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose!

She married Srikont Joironjon Das who was a CID Inspector in the British police. While Neera Arya was a true nationalist her husband was a true British servant. Being a patriot Neera joined the Jhansi Regiment of Indian National Army led by Subhash Chandra Bose. Neera’s husband Inspector Srikont Joironjon Das was spying on Subhash Chandra Bose and Joironjon Das once opened fire on Bose but fortunately, Bose escaped unhurt. In order to save Subhash Bose, Neera stabbed her husband to death.

However, after surrender of the I.N.A. a trial took place (Nov-1945 & May-1946) in the Red Fort, all the prisoners were released, except Neera. She was transported to Cellur Jail, Andaman where she was tortured every day.

A Blacksmith came to remove the Iron Chains & Fetters and he intentionally cut-off a bit of her skin and hit her legs with a hammer 2-3 times. She endured the excruciating pain.

The Jailer who was watching the sadistic game offered to release Neera, if she reveals the whereabouts of Subhash Bose. Neera replied that Bose died in a plane crash and the entire world knows about it. The Jailer refused to believe and replied, u’re lying & Bose is still alive; thereupon Neera said "Yes, he’s alive, he lives in my heart!" The jailer got furious and said, “Then we will remove Bose from your heart” The jailer touched her inappropriately & tore her cloths apart and ordered the blacksmith to chop off her breast. The blacksmith immediately took the breast ripper & started crushing her right breast. The savagery didn't stop there, the jailer held her neck & said I'll take off both your 'balloons' out of your chest. He further said with a barbaric smile "this breast ripper is not heated or else your breast would’ve already been chopped off".

Neera Arya spent her last days of her life selling flowers and she lived in a small cottage in Falaknuma, Bhagyanagaram. The government of 'independent' (?) India demolished her cottage alleging that it was constructed on a Govt land.

Neera Arya died on  26-07-1998 as a destitute, unwept & unsung.

I bet, the majority of our people are blissfully unaware of all this .... and the Nation continues to sing the exalted glory of Gandhi & Nehru