The below mentioned article provides a short biography of Gautama Buddha. Gautama Buddha was a contemporary of Mahavira. Gautama Buddha's royal name was Siddhartha. He was the son of Suddhodhana, the Chief of Sakya clan of Kapilvastu in the Nepal Tarai area. He was born in 566 B.C. in the village of Lumbini a few miles from Kapilvastu. Siddhartha lost [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short biography of Mahavira. The original name of Mahavira was Vardhamana. He was born at Kundagrama. His father Siddhartha was the Chief of his clan. Siddhartha had two sons and Vardhamana was the youngest of the two. He was born in 539 B.C. At the time of his birth the astrologers made a forecast [...]
The below mentioned article provides a biography of Queen Elizabeth I. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) and the Succession Question 2. Elizabethan Church Settlement 3. Foreign Policy of Queen Elizabeth 4. Queen Elizabeth and the Netherlands 5. Queen Elizabeth and Scotland: Mary Stuart Queen of Scots 6. Queen Elizabeth and Spain 7. Queen [...]