History

History

Trilochanapala – The Last Shahi and the north indian confederacy against mahmud of ghazni

While the spirited fight the Shahis of Kabul put is a matter of legend, the story of their collapse and tracing the career of the last Shahi, Trilochanapala is equally captivating. He lost his kingdom immediately on ascending the throne, carved his own kingdom and even tried to launch an invasion to take back his kingdom, crushing his arch-nemesis Mahmud of Ghazni. While he died, his legacy stays in the form of India still being a Hindu country and the North Indian confederacy created to fight Mahmud and his successors ending with the destruction of Salar Masud and his army.

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History

Mizo or Kuki or Chin? A Brief History of Mizoram

It is not widely known that something called Mizo doesn't exist. It's an artificial construct introduced as a national identity of the Kuki/Chin tribes residing in Mizoram who converted to Christianity and are ready to lose their identity to become a part of Lushai Tribe. Lushei tribe which entered India in late 1700s is one of the last in the wave of tribes entering from Yunnan into North East India and on it's wake, the other tribes residing in Lushai Hills fled further towards Cachar and Manipur. The introduction of Christianity made them a unified mass with a common identity which is still a major reason for strife between Mizos and Bru, the older and more original residents in Mizoram.

by cbkwgl