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Turushka (or Turuṣka) may refer to:

  • a Sanskrit word for olibanum
  • a term often used for Turks in some ancient sources; see Kushan Empire § Origins
  • Turushka dynasty, a ruling dynasty of ancient South Asia

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Turushka

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Look up sa:तुरुष्क in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Turushka (or Turuṣka) may refer to: a Sanskrit word for olibanum a term often used for Turks in...

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Turushka dynasty

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The Turushka dynasty was an ancient royal dynasty that reigned in North India in the Kashmir, Kabulistan and Gandhara regions. The dynasty is speculated...

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Harsha of Kashmir

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1089-1101 CE) was a Hindu king of Kashmir. He was given the epithet "raja-Turushka" (Turk king). Harsha belonged to the First Lohara dynasty, of which he...

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Dharmasvamin

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it was the residence of a Turushka (Turkic) military commander. The Vikramashila had been completely destroyed by the Turushka army. At Nalanda, there were...

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Gahadavala dynasty

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the non-payment of this tribute. The Gahadavalas inscriptions mention a Turushka-danda ("Turkic punishment") tax, which according to the proponents of this...

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Vigraharaja IV

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sources indicate that Vigraharaja achieved military successes against the Turushkas, the Muslim Turkic invaders in Vigraharaja IV's first war against the...

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Harakeli Nataka

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preparations against a Turushka (Turkic) king named Hammir. The plot of Harkeli Nataka involves Vigraharaja's preparations against a Turushka ruler named Hammira...

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Slaughter of Turushkas near Ajmer

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purifying the contested land. In the early years of Arnoraja's rule, the Turushkas, identified as Turkish Muslims and led by Bahram Shah of Ghazni, were...

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Guhila dynasty

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achieved a high political status. He fought with multiple rulers like Turushkas at Naddula which was possible held by Ghurid dynasty who captured it from...

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Hindus

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ISBN 978-0-7618-2561-6, pages 306–307 the terms were Persians, Tajikas or Arabs, and Turushkas or Turks, states Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (2004), Other or the Others...

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List of ragas in Hindustani classical music

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Todika (raagini) Triveni Triveni Gauri Tukhari Tulsikauns (raa) Turushka Gauda (raga) Turushka Todi (raga) Udan (raga) Udan Chandrika (Kafi Thaat) Udan Kanta...

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Kanishka

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northeast corner of Kashmir, and also the Rajatarangini, in which the list of Turushka kings of Kashmir gave Kanishka's name as the third of a sequence, along...

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Nalanda mahavihara

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to his account, the Turushka-Qarluq (Turk) conquest extended from about 1193 to 1205, the destruction was systematic with "Turushka soldiers razing a monastery...

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Kushan Empire

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("Kushana"). Some later Indian literary sources referred to the Kushans as Turushka, a name which in later Sanskrit sources was confused with Turk, "probably...

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Battle of Kasahrada

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victory: The poet Someshvara writes that Mularaja defeated the lord of Turushkas (Turkic people), and crushed the mlechchha (foreign) army. Balachandra...

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Hephthalites

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Hephthalites were part of, or offshoots of, people known in India as Hunas or Turushkas, although these names may have referred to broader groups or neighbouring...

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Hindustani classical music

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Sharangadeva composed the Sangita Ratnakara, which has names such as the Turushka Todi ("Turkish Todi"), revealing an influx of ideas from Islamic culture...

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Ghaznavid campaigns in India

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Hussain Chahamanas of Shakambhari Ajayaraja II Chauhan Victory Slaughter of Turushkas near Ajmer (1135-1150 CE) Bahram Shah of Ghazni Chauhan Dynasty Chauhan...

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Ghaznavids

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Governors in the conquered areas. In India, the Ghaznavids were called Turushkas ("Turks") or Hammiras (from the Arabic Amir "Commander"). In 1018, he...

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Pithipatis of Bodh Gaya

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Pithipati Devaraksita, which refers the construction of Dharmachakra-Jina-Vihara at Sarnath, and the invasions of the "wicked" Turushkas. 12th century CE....

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Prithvipala

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Prithvipala was once surrounded by a Turushka (Turkic) enemy, and rescued by his younger brother Asharaja. The Turushka enemy can be identified as a Ghaznavid...

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First Battle of Tarain

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Rajasthan Vigraharaja IV's first war against the Muslims Slaughter of Turushkas near Ajmer Second Battle of Tarain Paul K.Davis (2001). 100 Decisive Battles:...

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Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra

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of his love for princess Desaldevi, and his war preparations against a Turushka (Turkic) king named Hammir. Tablet 3 and 4 contain fragments of Harakeli...

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Odantapuri

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mentions that one of the early raids on Odantapuri was repulsed and the Turushka force of five hundreds was defeated. According to the biography of Dharmasvamin...

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Iltutmish

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rendering of his title "Sultan Shamsuddin"); or Turushkadhipamadaladan ("the Turushka Lord"). Iltutmish was born in an affluent family: his father Ilam Khan...

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Arnoraja

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Arnoraja defeated the Ghaznavid king Bahram Shah in the Slaughter of Turushkas near Ajmer, and also defeated several neighbouring Hindu kings including...

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Vaghela dynasty

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CE, he repulsed an invasion by the Turushkas (Turkic people). Modern historians variously identify these Turushkas as Mongol raiders or Balban's forces...

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Taranatha

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Wayback Machine Chap. XXVII-XLIV Accounts of Pala, Sena kings, Vikramshila, Turushkas and status of Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia Archived May...

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Kakatiya dynasty

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and the lotus seat of the Kakatirajya, which had been destroyed by the Turushkas (Turkic people). According to one theory, Kakati was originally a Jain...

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Sarnath

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from invasions by the Ghaznavids (which the inscription refers to as Turushkas) in the early to mid-12th century. Apart from North India, Buddhism had...

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