The people of the Deccan created some of the greatest and most powerful Dynasties in South Asian history
like the Satavahana Dynasty, Chalukya Dynasty, Rashtrakuta Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Vijayanagara Empire and Maratha Empire. They were very successful in resisting foreign invasions and inflicted crushing defeats on foreign invaders like the Scythians, Arabs, Turks, Mughals, Portuguese and even the British. The history of the people of the Deccan started in the 2nd century BC when the Satavahana Dynasty was established. The Satavahana Dynasty rose to prominence in the 1st and 2nd century CE when the Dynasty defeated the Scythian invaders, who had conquered Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Iran, and protected huge parts of India against the Scythian invaders.
After the collapse of the Satavahana Dynasty the Vakataka Dynasty emerged and was responsible for the
protection of the Deccan against the expansion of the Gupta Empire which dominated whole northern India in the 4th and 5th century.
From the 6th to the 8th century the famous Chalukya Dynasty ruled the Deccan and played a prominent role in the history of India. In the early 8th century the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate established an Empire which stretched from Spain and Portugal in the west to Persia and Afghanistan in the east. The Arabs also invaded Gujarat but the Arabs were defeated by Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya and were driven out of Gujarat. This victory stopped the expansion of the Arab caliphate in the east.
From the 8th to the 10th century the Rashtrakuta Empire of the Deccan dominated the major part of the Indian
Subcontinent and was the most powerful Empire of South Asia in the 9th and 10th century.
In the 14th century the famous Vijayanagar Empire was founded in the Deccan which delivered crushing
defeats on the Turkic invaders who at that time had conquered Central Asia, Persia, Afghanistan and northern India. The Vijayanagar Empire successfully defended major parts of the Deccan and southern India against the Turkic invaders for almost 300 years and the rulers of the Vijayanagar Empire became the most powerful kings of whole India in the 15th and early 16th century.
In the 17th century the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji Maharaj of the Deccan founded the Maratha Empire which defeated the Portuguese and the Mughals. In the 18th century the Maratha Empire conquered the major part of northern India and became the major power of India.
What were the main reasons for the success of the Deccan people in the past and even today.
like the Satavahana Dynasty, Chalukya Dynasty, Rashtrakuta Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Vijayanagara Empire and Maratha Empire. They were very successful in resisting foreign invasions and inflicted crushing defeats on foreign invaders like the Scythians, Arabs, Turks, Mughals, Portuguese and even the British. The history of the people of the Deccan started in the 2nd century BC when the Satavahana Dynasty was established. The Satavahana Dynasty rose to prominence in the 1st and 2nd century CE when the Dynasty defeated the Scythian invaders, who had conquered Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Iran, and protected huge parts of India against the Scythian invaders.
After the collapse of the Satavahana Dynasty the Vakataka Dynasty emerged and was responsible for the
protection of the Deccan against the expansion of the Gupta Empire which dominated whole northern India in the 4th and 5th century.
From the 6th to the 8th century the famous Chalukya Dynasty ruled the Deccan and played a prominent role in the history of India. In the early 8th century the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate established an Empire which stretched from Spain and Portugal in the west to Persia and Afghanistan in the east. The Arabs also invaded Gujarat but the Arabs were defeated by Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya and were driven out of Gujarat. This victory stopped the expansion of the Arab caliphate in the east.
From the 8th to the 10th century the Rashtrakuta Empire of the Deccan dominated the major part of the Indian
Subcontinent and was the most powerful Empire of South Asia in the 9th and 10th century.
In the 14th century the famous Vijayanagar Empire was founded in the Deccan which delivered crushing
defeats on the Turkic invaders who at that time had conquered Central Asia, Persia, Afghanistan and northern India. The Vijayanagar Empire successfully defended major parts of the Deccan and southern India against the Turkic invaders for almost 300 years and the rulers of the Vijayanagar Empire became the most powerful kings of whole India in the 15th and early 16th century.
In the 17th century the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji Maharaj of the Deccan founded the Maratha Empire which defeated the Portuguese and the Mughals. In the 18th century the Maratha Empire conquered the major part of northern India and became the major power of India.
What were the main reasons for the success of the Deccan people in the past and even today.
