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8609632295Buzurg of ShariyarA shipmaster who compiled 136 stories in his Book of the Wonders of India.0
8609632296HarshaTemporarily restored unified rule in northern India and sought to revive imperial authority. Harsha came to the throne of his kingdom in the lower Ganges valley at the age of sixteen.1
8609632297Mahmud of GhaziLeader of the Turks in Afghanistan.Had less interest in conquering and ruling India than in plundering the wealth stored in its many well-endowed temples. He demolished sites associated with Hindu or Buddhist faiths, and their campaigns hastened the decline of Buddhism.2
8609632298ShankaraA southern Indian devotee of Shiva. He took it upon himself to combine Hindu and Islamic teachings into a single, consistent system of thought. Similar to Plato, Shankara held that the physical world was an illusion and that ultimate reality lay beyond the physical senses.3
8609632299Harihara & BukkaTwo brothers who represented the sultan and implement court policies in the south. Although they had converted from their native Hinduism to Islam, Harihara and Bukka recognized an opportunity to establish themselves as independent rulers.4
8609632300RamanujaA brahmin philosopher from southern India, His thoughts reflected the deep influence of devotional cults.5
8609632301Cosmas IndicopleustesA Christian monk from Egypt who traveled widely throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia. On one of his trips, he ventured as far as India and Ceylon, which he described in a work titled The Christian Topography.6
8609632302Guru KabirA blind weaver who was one of the most famous bhakti teachers. He taught that Shiva, Vishnu, and Allah were all manifestations of a single, universal deity, whom all devout believers could find within their own hearts.7
8609632303SindThe Indus River valley in Northwestern India8
8609632304DhowsLarge ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors.9
8609632305JunksLarger ships used by Asians and Chinese.10
8609632306Kingdom of AxumShows the potential of trade to support political as well as economic development. Founded in the highlands of northern Ethiopia, Axum was originally a small kingdom whose merchants traded from the port of Adulis on the Red Sea.11
8609632307BhaktiA cult of love and devotion that sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam. It originally encouraged a traditional piety and devotion to Hindu values.12
8609632308FunanEnforced the principle of monarchical rule. Which dominated the lower reaches of the Mekong River, the Isthmus of Kra, the narrow portion of the Malay peninsula where merchants transported trade goods between China and India.13
8609632309SrivijayaBased on the island of Sumatra. The Kings built a powerful navy and controlled commerce in southeast Asian waters.14
8609632310Bhagavata Purana"Purana of the Lord"; Texts that told stories about the gods and offered instructions in proper methods of worship.15
8609632311AngkorA largely agricultural society, who adopted Buddhism.16
8609632312MelakaHad greatly protected maritime trade, adopted Islam.17

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