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1. 100,000 in the Indian numbering system, first recorded use in late 16th century
3. Third Mauryan emperor (268 to 232 BCE), a staunch Buddhist helped spread the religion
6. ___ Jahan, Mughal emperor (1628-58) who built the Taj Mahal
8. Common language of Magadha in North India originated around 3rd century BCE
9. Ancient Indian religious texts, orally narrated before they were written down in the 2nd century
10. A ___ settlement was established at Port Blair, Andaman by the British in 1906
11. ___Ghalib (1797-1869): Famous Indian poet known for his works in Urdu and Persian
13. Third dynasty to rule over the Delhi sultanate from 1320 to 1413
16. Follower of Indian religion originating in 7th-5th century BCE
17. Ancient Indian Ayurvedic unit of measurement of weight equivalent to about 4.8 kg
18. Empire extending across most of the Indian subcontinent from 321 to 185 BCE
19. (Mythological) Vedic sage credited with writing the fifth book of the Rigveda
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1. Lord Mountbatten served as the ___ Viceroy from Feb 21 till independence of India on August 15, 1947
2. Community unit of 84 villages found in northern India originating in 14th to 15th century
3. The greatest of the Mughal emperors; reigned from 1556 to 1605
4. Essential energy for the body and mind as defined in Ayurveda
5. Ancient Indian principle of non-violence famously adopted by Mahatma Gandhi
7. Second Mughal emperor ruling from 1530 to 1540 and from 1555 to 1556
8. Site of three battles in 1526, 1556 and 1761 involving the Mughals
10. State capital of Goa, made the capital of Portuguese India in 1843
12. South Indian dynasty that peaked around 1030 and ended in 1279 CE
13. ___ Sultan (1751-1799) was the ruler of Mysore from 1782 till he was killed by the British in 1799
14. ___ India movement: Started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 demanding an end to British rule in India
15. Banned ancient practice of widow sacrifice by sitting on her husband's funeral pyre