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Kabir: was disciple of Ramananda. His teaching include Ram and Rahim.
Kailasa Temple at Ellora: The rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora is a splendid achievement of art, and considering the technical skill and labour involved, is unequalled in the history of the world. It is a marvellous specimen of the Dravidian style. It was constructed during the reign of Krishna-I, in the latter half of the eighth century A.D.
The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are&endash;Hindu, Buddhist and Jain.
Kaiser-i-Hind: Queen Victoria was crowned with Kaiser-i-Hind in the Delhi Durbar during the Viceroyalty of Lord Lytton.
Kalachuri era: counted from A.D. 248, it was mostly current in Central India. Their capital was Tripuri near Jabalpur. Kalchuris were the feudatries of the Pratiharas but soon acquired independence.
Kalhana: was poet historian of Kashmir. He lived in the 11th century A.D. He wrote Rajatarangini, his masterpiece, considered as the only Sanskrit work which can lay any claim to being regarded as history.
The material for the history of Kashmir is to be found in Kalhana's Rajatarangini.
Kali Era: is reckoned from 3102 B.C.
Kalibangan: in Rajasthan where recent excavations brought to light the varied achievements of Indus Valley Civilisation&endash;town planning and use of burnt bricks.
Kalidas: was a great Sanskrit poet who flourished in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. He wrote Shakuntla.
Kalinga : was captured in 261 B.C.
Kalinga Rock-edict: This inscription proves Chandragupta's sway over western India.
Kalpa: The whole body of scriptures dealing with the religious ceremonial and practice of Hinduism (Ritual Canon) is referred to by the term Kalpa, 'usage'. It is regarded as one of the Vedangas or auxiliary Vedic studies.
Kalpasutra Paintings: were well-known during the period from the thiteenth to sixteenth centuries in Western India.
Kanchipuram (Conjeevaram): (in Tamil Nadu) was capital of the Pallavas. Called the 'golden city', it was once a great Buddhist stronghold, reportedly visited by Buddha himself. It was the site of several Ashokan stupas, now vanished.
Kandariya Mahadeo temple: is in Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh).
Kanishka: was the third and the greatest king of K ushan dynasty (120 A.D. to 162 A.D.). He was a great conqueror, became a patron of Buddhism and was the only ruler of India who had his territory even in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs. He was a great patron of art and learning. Charaka and Nagarjuna were active during his reign.
Saka Era started during his reign
There was not a single revolt during his reign..
The headless statue of Kanishka, an important relic of his period, was found in Mathura.
Karnataka war: was fought between Haider Ali and Marathas.
Karshapana: was the most commonly used coin in the Chola kingdom.
Kashmir: Before the Muslims settled in, Kashmir was known to be a centre of Shaivism.
Khajuraho Temples: were built by Chandellas.
Khajurao temples: are located in Madhya Pradesh. These were built by kings of Chalukya dynasty.
Kharavela: was king of Kalinga. His best-known epigraphic inscriptions are at Hathi-Gumpha cave in Kalinga.
Kharoshthi: Formerly called Indo-Bactrian, was one of the many alien scripts used in India in early centuries. It was written from right to left. It was derived from a form of writing brought by merchants from the Mediterranean. It was manifestly Semitic in origin.
Khilafat Movement: was a mass movement of the Muslims launched in 1920 by the two brothers&endash;Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali&endash; against Britain for dismemberment of Turkish empire after world war I, offending the religious and historical sentiments of the Muslims.
The first Khilafat conference was held at Delhi on Nov 23, 1919. At Calcutta on Feb 20, 1920, the conference under Abdul Kalam Azad's chairmanship fixed a Khilafat Day and adopted a resolution in favour of the non-cooperation movement
The Congress, in its special session held at Calcutta on Sept 8, 1920, gave its approval to the non-cooperation movement.
The Khilafat Committee of 1920 held at Allahabad asked Gandhiji to lead the non-cooperation movement.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, however, opposed Mahatma Gandhi's association with the Khilafat Movement.
Khiraj: was the land tax imposed by Mohd-bin-Qasim after the Arab occupation of Sind.
Khonds: were primitive tribes living in Orissa.
Khusrau, Amir: famous Indian literary man and poet in the court of Alauddin Khilji. He wrote in Persian as well as in Hindi. He died in 1325, and is sometimes reckoned as a writer of Urdu.
He is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans.
Kila-i-Kuhna mosque: is a lofty mosque inside Purana Qila in Delhi constructed by Sher Shah which is considered to be a good example of the Indo-Islamic architecture.
Komagata Maru: was the name of a Japanese steemship carrying about three hundred Indians, mostly Sikhs, to enter British Columbia in Western Canada.
Konark Temple: dedicated to Surya or Sun-god, was built between 1250-1278 A.D. in the area around the mouth of the river Mahanadi.
Kosa: or the treasury was one of the constituent elements of the state in ancient India, and was fed by the 'stream of taxation'.
Krishna I: was Rashtrakuta king (c.A.D. 760) who got constructed the famous Rock-cut Shiva temple at Ellora&endash;one of the most marvellous works of human labour..
Krishnadevaraya:was the most famous Raja of Vijayanagar kingdom, the last great Hindu ruler of Southern India (1509-29). He belonged to the Tulva dynasty.
Kula: In ancient India, a group of related families or a community living homogenously in a given locality was known as Kula.
Kushanas: The original home of the Kushanas was in Chinese Turkistan. Kushans came from Bactria. They extended their conquests over Kashmir and north-west India and ruled these territories for more than 100 years.
Kusinara (or Kusinagara): is the place where Gautam Buddha died.
