India's history is like a great tapestry woven together with stories of powerful kings and queens whose actions have shaped the culture, politics, and military strength of the nation over centuries.

King painted from life Indian leaders of at least twenty tribes. These portraits were later handsomely reproduced as hand colored lithographs in Thomas McKenney and James Hall’s three-volume classic, ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.

Michael Wood explores the ancient sites that helped shape the history and culture of Pakistan and northern India. The Story of India: South India by Michael Wood Historic Figure: Mohandas Gandhi ...