Read this article to learn about the impact of the Persian and Macedonian invasion on India. Neither the Persian nor the Macedonian invasion succeeded in making any deep dent in the political system of India, but cannot be said to have been in vain or altogether meaningless. The Persian conquest had for the first time unveiled India to the western [...]
The Arabs had been the carriers of Indian trade to Europe for centuries. After conversion to Islam, they cast their covetous eyes on the fabulous wealth of India as well as they were eager to propagate their new religion in India. However, the opportunity to invade Sind came to the Arabians in the beginning of the eighth century. With the [...]
Timur's Conquests: Timur (1336-1405 A.D.) was a great military commander and conqueror of Central Asia. He conquered one kingdom after another. In course of a fight, his one leg was wounded and he limped for the rest of his life. Thereafter he came to be known as Timur-the Lame. The Persians called him 'Timur-i-Lang' image source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Timur_reconstruction03.jpg Timur [...]