Collection of facts about the Mughal Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Mughal Empire (c. 1526-1857). There are 15 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in South Asia
• Indus River in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, Kashmir in the north, Bangladesh in the east, Deccan Plateau in the south
• Founded by Babur
• First Battle of Panipat (1526)
• Mughal-Afghan Wars (1526-1752)
• Mughal Interregnum (1540-1555)
• Akbar reigned 1556-1605
• Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
• Taj Mahal commissioned by Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658)
• Deccan wars (1680-1707)
• Nader Shah's invasion of India (1738-1740)
• Third Battle of Panipat (1761)
• Indian Rebellion of 1857
• Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled (1858)
• Succeeded by the British Raj

Collection of facts about the Maurya Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Maurya Empire (c. 320 - 185 BC). There are 9 facts listed below.

• Based in South Asia
• Founded by Chandragupta Maurya
• Nanda-Mauryan War (c. 320 BC)
• Conquest of Greek satrapies (317 - 313 BC)
• Seleucid-Mauryan War (305 - 303 BC)
• Kalinga War (261 BC)
• Ashoka reigned c. 268 - 232 BC
• Ashoka embraced Buddhism
• Brihadratha assassinated in 185 BC

Collection of facts about the Indus Valley Civilization

This post is a collection of facts about the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3300 - 1300 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in northwestern South Asia
• Modern-day Pakistan, northwestern India, northeastern Afghanistan
• Alluvial plains of the Indus River
• Associated Harappa site and Harappan culture
• Elaborate urban planning, water supply systems, metallurgy
• Indus script is undeciphered today
• Possible relation to Dravidian or Elamo-Dravidian language family

Collection of facts about the Gupta Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Gupta Empire (c. 240 - 579 AD). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in northern India
• Founded by Gupta (king)
• Coincided with Pax Gupta
• Canonization of Mahabharata and Ramayana
• Puranas written in texts
• Samudragupta reigned c. 335 - 375 AD
• Gupta-Saka Wars (c. 375 - 385 AD)
• Chandragupta II reigned c. 380 - 415 AD
• Gupta-Kidarite Conflicts (c. 390 - 450 AD)
• Kumaragupta I reigned c. 415 - 455 AD
• Gupta-Hunnic Wars (c. 460 - 500AD)
• Invaded by Alchon Huns late 490s AD

Collection of facts about the Great Famine

This post is a collection of facts about the Great Famine (1845-1852). There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Caused by inflection of potato crops and single-crop dependence
• Estimated 1 million deaths in Ireland
• Over 2.1 million people fled Ireland
• Estimated 100,000 deaths outside of Ireland
• British Whig government ended famine relief to Ireland
• Food exported out of Ireland and Britain refused to ban exports

Collection of facts about the Sino-Burmese War

This post is a collection of facts about the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769). There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• China (Qing dynasty) vs. Burma (Konbaung dynasty)
• China invaded Burma four times
• First two invasions defeated at the border
• Third invasion almost reached the capital Ava and was defeated
• Fourth invasion defeated at the border
• Truce established in 1769
• Burma retained independence
• Diplomatic relationship resumed in 1790

Collection of facts about the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

This post is a collection of facts about the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1937). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Italy attacked Ethiopia simultaneously from Eritrea and Somalia in 1935
• Aksum was invaded and an obelisk was stolen
• Italian air force dropped 330 tons of mustard gas
• Nazi Germany sent arms to Ethiopia due to Italy's objection to Germany annexing Austria
• Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie fled in 1936
• Italy annexed Ethiopia in 1936
• Eritrea, Italian Somaliland and Ethiopia merged into Italian East Africa
• Yekatit 12 massacre in 1937
• Estimated 120,000 to 200,000 civilian deaths