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Uttar Pradesh is considered as the cultural cradle of India.
Uttar Pradesh has a rich historical heritage and it would not be wrong to state that the history of Uttar Pradesh plays a key role in defining the lifestyle of the present day Uttar Pradesh.
The history of Uttar Pradesh is very old and fascinating and had a great impact on the Indian culture and civilization.
Uttar Pradesh history can be traced back to the period when the Aryans made their advent and started to establish settlements in what they called the "Madhyadesh" or the Central Country.
Uttar Pradesh has been ruled by a number of kingdoms at different points in time.
Uttar Pradesh History rule of the Kosalas is of particular significance. King Dasaratha and his successor Ram were the illustrious rulers of the kingdom.
Uttar Pradesh History was sometime around the middle of the 1st millennium BC that Uttar Pradesh saw the advent of Lord Buddha and the spread of Buddhism.
Around the time Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh was under the Magadha rule
The power was subsequently shifted to the Nanda dynasty and then to the Mauryas. However the city reached its pinnacle of glory during the reign of Harshavardhana.
The historical background of Uttar Pradesh has a lot to do with the advent of the Muslim rule.
Being referred to as the Cow Belt or Hindi Belt, Uttar Pradesh has been the most dominant state in Indian Politics with the credit of contributing over half of India's prime ministers. It is the fifth largest State in India by area, spanning 238566 km² and is the most populous state with population over 166,052,859. Blessed by the Ganges and the Yamuna, the two revered rivers of Indian mythology, it is one of the ancient cradles of Indian culture. The state is bound by Bihar in the east, Madhya Pradesh in the south, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Nepal together with Uttaranchal, bifurcated from UP in 2000, in the north.
The capital is Lucknow and the state language is Hindi. With an endless array of attractions of its glorious monuments, excellent health resorts, exciting mountain peaks, religious ancient temples, enchanting vihars, rich flora and fauna, fascinating rivers and captivating valleys, Uttar Pradesh is a great and proud state of India.
The period witnessed the subjugation of the Rajputs whose power was confined to the a few pockets of Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh reached the peak of prosperity during the Mughal rule, and particularly during the rule of Emperor Akbar. It's during the Mughal rule itself that Uttar Pradesh saw the construction of some of its most magnificent monuments whose names have been engraved in golden letters in the history of Uttar Pradesh.
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