Chapter 15 Flashcards
Harsha
King who temporarily restored unified role in most of northern India. Sought to revive imperial authority. Reputation for piety liberality and scholarship
Book of wonders of India
136 compiled stories that buzurg heard. Tall tales and some stories reflecting the conditions of his time
Mahmud of Ghanzi
The leader of the Turks in Afghanistan. Along with his forces demolished hundreds of sites associated with Hindu and Buddhist faiths. Built Ghanzi into a refined capital
Delhi Sultanate
An Islamic state. Mahmud’s successors to mounted a more systematic campaign to conquer northern India & place it under Islamic rule. (Capital- Dehli; Sultan: ruler.)
Chola Kingdom
wealthy trading state that controlled southern India (situated in the deep South, ruled the Coromandel coast for more than 400 years.)
Vijayanagar
“city of victory.” established bytwo brothers Harihara and Bakka and 1336
Bhagavata Purana
The most influential of the bodies of literature known as Puranas (“Purana of the lord”)
Guru Kabir
A blind writer who was one of the most famous Bhakti teachers. taught that Vishnu Shiva, and Allah were all manifestations of a universal deity
Funan
first state known to have reflected Indian influence. Dominated the lower reaches of Mekong river. (capital city: Oc Eo)
Srivajaya
after the fall of Funan, political leadership passed to Srivajaya. Based on the island of Sumatra
Khmer kingdom
Kings designed the city as a microcosmic reflection of the Hindu world order. Temple at center with surrounding small temples. Later turn to Buddhism and added Buddhist temples
Angkor
place where Khmers built their center capital (Angkor Thom.) and then later a smaller temple center (at Angkor Wat)
Paramesvara
A rebellious prints from Sumatra who founded Melaka
Melaka
soon became prominent in the trading world of Southeast Asia. More a lair of pirates than a legitimate stay in beginning. (in the straight of Melaka.)
