History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D.Ancient History Of India From The Very Beginning To Twelve Hundred A.D. It Has Been Written In A Simple And Lucid Style. Controversial Matters Have Been Dealt With In Such A Way That Scientific And Objective Conclusions May Be Drawn. The Book Has Been Planned As An Ideal Textbook For The Students And A Reference Book For The Teachers. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Reconstitution | 9 |
Remember | 16 |
Architecture Economic Life of the People Special | 24 |
IndoAryans | 29 |
The Vedic Literature | 35 |
9 | 44 |
Jainism and Buddhism | 51 |
Asoka 273 232 B C | 110 |
The Sungas Kanvas and the Andhras | 130 |
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administration Ahimsa Alexander's architecture army Aryans Asoka became Bengal Bihar Brahmans Buddhism capital caste system centre century A.D. Chalukyas Chandelas Chandra Gupta Maurya Chauhan chief Chola civilization coins conquered conquest death Deccan defeated dynasty edicts Epic faith famous foreign Gandhara Ghori Greek Gupta empire Gupta period Harsha Hieun-Tsang Hindu Hinduism history of India Huns important Indian culture Indus valley inscriptions invaders invasion Jain Jainism Kalinga Kanauj Kanchi Kanishka king kingdom Krishna Kshatriyas Kushan large number later Vedic Lord Buddha Magadha Mahayana Mahmud Malwa Mathura Maurya monasteries Muslim Naga Nalanda Northern India organised Pala Pallavas Pandyas pillars political Pratiharas Prithvi Raj provinces Pulakesin Pulakesin II Punjab Puranas Rajput Ramayana Rashtrakutas reign religion religious Rigvedic ruled ruler sacrifices Sakas Samudragupta Sanghas Satkarni Satraps scholars sculpture Shiva social South spread stupas successors Sunga temples territory theory throne trade tribes upto V.A. Smith Veda vedic civilization Verman Vikramaditya Vishnu worship Yajanas