Abhijeeth HiliyanaVijayangara Army — A tale of incredible and impossible numbers and blatant propaganda.It is often repeated by historians that the Vijayanagara army at its peak numbered over 1.1 million men. In the famous battle of Raichur…Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Abhijeeth HiliyanaWhen an Indian naval power defeated Arab naval invasions twice and saved India.776 A.D. Hathim the governor of Sindh under the command of Caliph Al Mahdi assembles a large naval force. As the newly appointed governor…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
Abhijeeth HiliyanaThe curious case of matronymic names during the reign of the Satavahana EmpireThe emperor called himself as Gauthamiputra Satakarni which meant Gauthami’s son Satakarni. Gauthami referred to his mother, Gauthami…Apr 7, 20191Apr 7, 20191
Abhijeeth HiliyanaThe tale of two ‘tyrants’He was ruthless and ambitious to the extent that he usurped the power from the rightful king of the land, reducing them to virtual puppets…Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019
