Becoming an ascetic at the age of 30, Vardhaman Mahavira practised the most rigorous asceticism for the next twelve years. In the thirteenth year, at the age of 42. He attained "Kaivalya" i.e. the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain.

Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.

Bimbisara founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha.

The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Akangirpur) was excavated by Y. D. Sharma.

Swami Vivekananda founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896.

During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called Yava and Dhanya.

The Second Anglo-Mysore War took place between 1780-84 A.D.

Lower Paleolithic (Handaxe and clever industries), Middle Paleolithic (Tools made on flakes) Upper Paleolithic (Tools made on flakes and blades).

Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the cousin brother of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, and became the ruler of Delhi on 23rd march 1351 A.D. He imposed only four taxes sanctioned by Islamic viz., kharaj (land tax), khams (1/5 of the looted property during wars), Jizya (religious tax on the Hindus), and Zakat.

Kalhana (sometimes spelled Kalhan or Kalhan'a) (c. 12th century), a Kashmiri, was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir. He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149.

In January 1784 Sir William Jones sent out a circular-letter to a selected number of British residents of Calcutta with a view to establish a society for the Asiatic studies. At his invitation, thirty British residents met in the Grand Jury Room of the Supreme Court (in Calcutta's Fort William) on 15 January 1784.

Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year AD 1565.

The Haryankas of Magadha, the Ikshvakus of Kosala, the Pauravas of Vasta and Pradyotas of Avanti.

The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were the Vajjis.

Vishakha Dutta wrote the play Mudrarakshasa.

The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 based on system administered by Captain Alexander in Madras and Bombay.

Ain-i-Akbari' and 'Akbarnama' were written by Abul Fazal . Akbarnama is the official history of Akbar's time in three volumes. Ain-i-Akbari is a detailed document recording the administration of emperor Akbar's empire.

Mohenjodaro. There is an impressive building which was used as a public bath. The overall dimension of the Bath is 180 feet by 108 feet. The bathing pool is 39 feet by 23 feet with 8 feet depth. There is a device to fill and empty the water of the bathing pool. There are galleries and rooms on all sides of the bathing pool. Dr. Kosambi has provided an interpretation of the bathing pool and the adjoining rooms which is ingenuous. According to him, men used to bathe in the tanks as a ritual for the mother goddess to whom the citadel belonged. This public bath was attached to the Mohenjo-Daro fort where upper class people lived. Among the other large buildings there was a big hall which was perhaps used for public meeting. There is the ruin of a great granary at Harappa measuring 169 fit x 135 fit. Attached to the granary were two roomed tenements with a common courtyard. These tenements housed the workers or the slaves who thrashed the corn to be preserved

In India, Islamic rulers Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jizya on non-Muslims first time which was called called kharaj-o-jizya. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler Akbar in 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb in 17th century.

A code for moral and virtuous life.

Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are Buddhist concepts.

Gupta Period (319 A.D.-540 A.D.) is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India.

The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was Chandragupta I (319 – 334 A.D.).

As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about 7000 B.C.

Among the four Vedas, atharvaveda is a collection of spells and charms.

The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of the four Vedas.

Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha (mountains of Gondwana), Vindhya and Pariyatra (Western Vindhuas upto the Aravallis)

Shahan-e-Mandi was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji's market control system.

The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.

Asoka's inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in Karnataka.