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257452407KabirMuslim mystic during 15th century; played down the importance of ritual differences between Hinduism and Islam, (1440-1518 CE) a fifteenth-century Indian poet who attempted to sing his listeners out of the religious ideas that made normative discrimination based on religious beliefs possible, particularly between Hindus and Muslims0
257452408Vijayanagardefinition: independent empire proclaimed by Harihara and Bukka; "city of victory". Dominate state in southern India until 1565 significance: brought order to Southern India, Second State that dominated much of Southern India, based in North Deccan. Origins to Sultans of Dehli. Harihara and Bukka founded. Literally means City of Victory.1
257452409Bhakiloving gods2
257452410Ramanujabrahmin philosopher took upanishads point of departure for subtle reasoning and sophisticated metaphysics devotee of Vishnu challenged Shankara's insistence on logic said intellectual understanding of ultimate reality < personal union with deity bliss came from salvation and identification of individuals with gods3
257452411SrivijayaA state based on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, between the seventh and eleventh centuries C.E. It amassed wealth and power by a combination of selective adaptation of Indian technologies and concepts, and control of trade routes. (192)4
257452412Harsha(606-648 C.E.) temporarily restored unified rule in most of northern India and sought to revive imperial authority. Came to the throne at age 16. Led his army throughout northern India. Was unable to restore permanent centralized rule.5
257452413CholaSouthern Indian Hindu kingdom (850-1267), a tightly centralized state that dominated sea trade6
257452414FunanAn early complex society in Southeast Asia between the first and sixth centuries C.E. It was centered in the rich rice-growing region of southern Vietnam, and it controlled the passage of trade across the Malaysian isthmus. (p. 191)7
257452415Shankaraa southern Indian devotee of Shiva who was active during the early ninth century, took it upon himself to digest all sacred consistent system of thought. Closely resembles Plato.8
257452416Sindconquered by Islam in 711; passed into hands of Abbassid Empire; stood on fringe of Islamic world; population: Hindu, Buddhist, or Parsee; sheltered series of unorthodox Islamic movements; remained under jurisdiction of caliphs until collapse of Abbassid Empire9
257452417AngkorSoutheast Asian Khmer kingdom that was centered on the temple cities of Ankor Thom and Angkor Wat., Present day Cambodia, formed when Jayavarman united the Khmer people and established a capital at Angor Thom, was the most powerful state in mainland southeast Asia for hundreds of years.10
257452418Mahmud of GhazniThird ruler of Turkish slave dynasty in Afghanistan; led invasions of northern India; credited with sacking one of wealthiest of Hindu temples in northern India; gave Muslims reputation for intolerance and aggression., Islamic leader who raided throughout northern India, destroying Hindu and Buddhist temples. His many motive was money.11
257452419BhaktiIndian movement that attempted to transcend the differences between Hinduism and Islam, (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana12

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