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General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer From the Tomahawk of a North American Indian
Image by Benjamin West

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer From the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

Sir William Johnson saves the life of French General Baron Dieskau after the Battle of Lake George, 1755, oil on canvas painting by Benjamin West, between 1764 and 1768. Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
3rd Century CE Indian Coin with Date
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

3rd Century CE Indian Coin with Date

In the ancient world, some coins had dates on them. giving us precise information as to when people ruled. These coins are inscribed with dates, so they give fixed points in the chronology of ancient states, to which other evidence can be...
The Armies of the East India Company
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Armies of the East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was first England's and then Britain's tool of colonial expansion in India and beyond. Revenue from trade and land taxes from territories it controlled allowed the EIC to build up its own private armies, collectively...
Battle of Buxar
Article by Mark Cartwright

Battle of Buxar

The Battle of Buxar (aka Bhaksar or Baksar) in Bihar, northeast India, on 22-23 October 1764 saw a British East India Company (EIC) army led by Hector Munro (1726-1805) gain victory against the combined forces of the Nawab of Awadh (aka Oudh...
Romani
Definition by Arienne King

Romani

Romani is an umbrella term used to describe a diverse ethnolinguistic group of people with a historical presence in Europe and West Asia. The historically common term 'Gypsy' is based on the myth that they came from Egypt. In reality, the...
Hare Indian Dog
Image by John Woodhouse Audubon

Hare Indian Dog

Hare Indian Dog, hand-colored lithograph by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1848. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Wyoming.
Zitkala-Sa - Old Indian Legends: Iktomi And The Muskrat
Video by Books: Volume Three

Zitkala-Sa - Old Indian Legends: Iktomi And The Muskrat

OLD INDIAN LEGENDS..... Fourteen Old Indian Legends by Native American (Dakota) Author Zitkala-sa. These Legends feature the exploits of Iktomi the Native American Trickster god. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY..... Zitkala-Ša (1876–1938) which translates...
Tughlaq Dynasty
Definition by Patit Paban Mishra

Tughlaq Dynasty

The Tughlaq dynasty (also spelt Tughluq), ruled the Delhi sultanate from 1320 to 1413. Followed by the Khalji dynasty and preceded by the Sayyids, the Tughlaq dynasty formed an important period in the history and culture of the Sultanate...
Gardens in Indian Art - Jahangir and Prince Khurram with Nur Jahan
Video by Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

Gardens in Indian Art - Jahangir and Prince Khurram with Nur Jahan

Tour this famous Indian Royal Garden as depicted in a 17th C. painting.
The 1622 Indian Massacre: A Personal Story
Video by Tom Richey

The 1622 Indian Massacre: A Personal Story

In my lecture on the Virginia Colony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvokFncxkh8), I discussed the strained relationship between the English colonists and the Powhatan Indians that culminated in the 1622 Indian Massacre, in which over 300...
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