The land of empires and kings, also known by many names that it got over centuries -- Bharat, Aryavarta, Hindustan, and India -- has witnessed a long history. It has been home to the world's ...

Unlike the Mauryan Empire's centralized bureaucracy ... In 1023 CE, Rajendra sent his army north toward the Ganges River and defeated the Bengal kingdom of the Pala ruler. A few years later ...