Notes and Study material for Exams
The Kushanas: Short introduction In the early 2nd century BC, a tribe on the Central Asian frontier of China called Hsiung-nu defeated a neighboring one known as Yueh-chih. After more conflict, the survivors of the Yueh-chih were dislocated west, passing down the Ili river valley and along the southern shore of lake Issyk … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Facts related to Uttar Pradesh Shakas had set up their Kshsatraps in Mathura. The brahmi inscription s of Mora(Mathura ) is associated with Sakas. conquered the area of Mathura over Indian kings around 60BCE. Some of their satraps were Hangamasha and Hagana, who were in turn … Read more
Scheduled Tribes & PVTGs Introduction Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are two groups of people in India who are considered to be particularly vulnerable and in need of special protection. STs are defined as indigenous people who are not Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, or Jains. PVTGs are defined as STs who … Read more