Vocabulary

Mongol Empire

Maurya dynasty (of India, approx. 317-186 BCE)

Shunga (dynasty of India, approx. 180-68 BCE); Sunga

Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)

Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)

Kushan dynasty (of India; approx. 60-375 CE)

Kushan (dynasty of India; approx. 60-375 CE)

Yuezhi (ancient Central Asian people); Rouzhi

Gupta (dynasty of India; approx. 320-600 CE)

Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE)

Vardhana dynasty (of India; 606-647 CE); Vardhan dynasty

Rajput (member of a Hindu military caste)

Ghurid dynasty (of south Asia; approx. 1148-1215)

Delhi Sultanate (1206-1527)

Delhi dynasties (the Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi dynasties of India)

Slave dynasty (of India; 1206-1290); Mamluk dynasty

Khalji dynasty (of India; 1290-1320); Khilji dynasty

Tughluq dynasty (of India; 1320-1413)

Sayyid dynasty (of India; 1414-1451)

Lodi dynasty (of India; 1451-1526)

Mughal Empire; Mogul Empire

Maratha Confederacy

Anglo-Maratha Wars (1777-1783, 1803-1805, 1817-1818)

Maratha; Mahratta; member of the Hindu people of Maharashtra (esp. a member of the royal or military caste)

Chola dynasty (of India; approx. 848-1279)

Pallava dynasty (of India; 7th to 9th century CE)

itinerant (esp. itinerant gambler); drifter; nomad; rover

ear polyp; aural polyp

to begin to write; to begin writing

cattle pen

security

seasonality; seasonal

seasonal affective disorder; SAD

hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation

to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker

chlamydospore (thick-walled spore that can survive harsh conditions)

petrolhead; car nut

car enthusiast; car buff

racing driver

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement