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Lying at the crossroads of the eastern Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus has long been a meeting point for many of the world's great civilizations. Situated where Europe, Asia and Africa meet, its location shaped its history of bringing...

Mahajanapadas (Sanskrit: महाजनपद, Mahājanapadas), literally "great realms", (from maha, "great", and janapada "foothold of a tribe", "country") were ancient Indian kingdoms or countries. Ancient Buddhist texts like Anguttara Nikaya make...

The Gupta Empire (c. 320–550 CE) emerged from the Magadha (modern Bihar), establishing political dominance over much of northern, central, and western India. Its rise marked a transition from regional fragmentation to imperial consolidation...

Map of India with Sri Lanka, illustrating locations of European settlements in the subcontinent between 1501 and 1739.

A c. 1830 illustration by Yellapah of Vellore showing six Sepoy uniforms of the East India Company Madras army. From left to right: - Madras Horse Artillery - Madras Light Cavalry - Madras Rifle Corps - Madras Pioneers - Madras...

A 19th-century illustration showing officers and sepoys (Indian recruits) of the East India Company's Madras army.

A copper coin minted by the British East India Company (EIC). From Bombay, 1821.

The front and reverse of a Dutch East India Company duit - an old Dutch copper coin.

An 1839 illustration showing a trooper and sepoy (Indian recruit) of the East India Company army. 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. (British Library, London)

Blue and white Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) logo from 1650-1674. Made in Japan to order by the company's directors in Batavia (Jakarta). Date between 1615 and 1674.