Articles related to "Dynasty"
The Lunar Dynasty
Brahma had produced seven sons using his mental powers. These were great sages. Atri was one of them. He married Anasuya, who conceived a son named Som. Som means moon in Hindi and the lunar dynasty is named after this son of sage Atri. Pururava was the founder of this dynasty. The heroes of the Mahabharata war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas were also from this lineage.
brahma
• atri
• anasuya
• som
• brihaspati
The Origin of the Solar Dynasty
Surya the Sun God was married to Samjna. After giving him three children she left him because she could not bear his radiance. She left her shadow Chhaya behind so that no one would no the difference. But, when Chhaya began to mete out step-motherly treatment to Samjna's children, the truth became known.
kashyap
• aditi
• surya
• samjna
• rajni
East Meets West - Matteo Ricci
This is the first part of what will be an ongoing series of articles exploring early contacts between the Eastern world and the Western world.
Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit priest, was the first missionary to China to make much of an impact, though the legacy he left had much more to do with science than with Christianity.
china
• chinese
• history
• matteo ricci
• east
Shakuntala - I
This is the story of Kalidasa's most famous epic. The heroine is the offspring of a beautiful celestial courtesan ans an all-powerful king turned sage. The hero a king of the most reknowned dynasty in Indian mythology. This part relates how they meet, fall in love and get married.
dushyant
• lunar dynasty
• pururava
• shantanu
• kanva
The First Emperor
By 221 BC, King Zheng had unified China under the Qin Dynasty and proclaimed himself Shi Huang-di, First Emperor. A scant eleven years later he was buried with his now famous terracotta army, and the Qin Dynasty soon followed suit. What happened in between? Read about this fascinating and tyrannical ruler who, in the end, tried to cheat death.
china
• chinese
• shi huang-di
• huangdi
• first emperor