Ancient India

One of the first great civilizations-with a writing system, urban centers, and a diversified social and economic system-appeared around 3,000 B.C. along the Indus River valley in Punjab and Sindh.

Hindu Coins of Medieval India

Time to go back in time from the 8th century to 12th century, also called as the Medieval age of Indian history!

Sultanate

The Indian sultanates survived until they were swallowed up in the 16th and 17th century by a new, expansive Islamic power in India, the Mughal Empire. Delhi was first Sultanate ,Qutb al-Din Aibak,  was the founder of the Delhi Sultnate.

Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was Muslim in religion and Turkic in culture, founded in 1526 by Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan

Independent Kingdoms

Bengal, Bihar, and Awadh in Northern India were among the new independent regions where these developments were most apparent. Their rulers became Independent warlords recognizing the Mogul Emperor in name only

Indian Princely States

A princely state, also called native state, feudatory state or Indian state, was a vassal state under a local or indigenous or regional ruler in a subsidiary alliance with the British Raj

Colonial Powers

Colonial India was the part of the colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices.

East India Company & British India

The English East India Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company. It was later formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with Mughal India

Currency Notes

British India notes came into existence after the Paper Currency Act of 1861 was tabled. This Act gave the Government the monopoly to issue notes in India.

Medals

With the inception of Company rule in India by the East India Company in 1757, the tradition of giving medals also began. Campaign medals and awards were given to soldiers who fought in the Company’s presidency armies (Bengal Army of Bengal Presidency, Madras Army of Madras Presidency and Bombay Army of Bombay Presidency)