The World of Saarthas: Concluding Notes
A deep and sustained study of the Saartha system is one of the definitive guides to learn the real history of Bharatavarsha
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A deep and sustained study of the Saartha system is one of the definitive guides to learn the real history of Bharatavarsha
A truthful study of the system of Saartha unambiguously shows an ennobling picture of the harmonious Sanatana social order of that era
This episode explores the world of Maritime Saarthas or seaborne caravans in ancient India, which reached the pinnacle of prosperity in the Gupta reign.
This episode narrates the detailed composition of a Saartha or a merchant caravan and explores the role and prowess of the Saarthavaha, the leader of the caravan.
It can be said that the Saartha was the first system of mobile MNCs to originate from Bharatavarsha
This episode narrates the extraordinary commercial highway networks of ancient Bharatavarsha and how the continuity of these routes were preserved intact till the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
The first episode of a historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India.
Mir Jumla conquers the impregnable Gandikota fort by betraying its Hindu ruler, Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. And then, he melts all the metallic Hindu Murtis forcibly snatched away from all the temples in his dominion.
Between 1643 - 50, Mir Jumla conducted a series of raids throughout Andhra and Tamil Nadu and devastated entire towns and villages. The Poonamalle Mosque was formerly a Hindu temple which Jumla destroyed.
Mir Jumla who became Aurangzeb's trusted aide, was a reckless plunderer and military commander who became the Prime Minister of the Sultan of Golconda. He entrusted his revenue management to Telugu Niyogi Brahmins.