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History of Ancient India

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Item Code: UBA040
Publisher: Rajat Publications, Delhi
Author: B.D. Singh
Language: English
Edition: 2022
ISBN: 9788178807157
Pages: 274
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 9.50 X 6.50 inch
Weight 610 gm
Book Description
About the Book
Fundamentals of Ancient Indian history have indeed been available to Indians for thousands of years, however arrangement of all these in a chronological order is important. Archaeological resources therefore since time immemorial have played a major part in delineating history whilst telling the tales of the ancient Indians. The archaeological resources for identifying the ancient Indian history consist of coins, inscriptions sculptures and other artifacts. It is significant to note that the main sources of knowing Indian history are -literary, coins and inscriptions, architectural etc. India is a nation having a chequered history. Home to ancient civilizations, many world religions flourished in India a spread to other parts of the world. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism etc. In this volume an attempt is made to furnish accurate information on ancient history of India in chronological order. This book consists of the following chapters: Main Sources of Ancient History of India; Focus on Pre-Historic Age: Indus Valley Civilization: Rise and Fall; Understanding Vedic Period; Focus on Later Vedic Age or Epic Age: Rise of Religious Movements: The Rise of Magadha and Foreign Invasions: The Mauryan Dynasty: The History of Gupta Dynasty: The Arab Invasion of Sindh and The Rise of Turks etc. Definitely, this will serve the purpose of academics as well as professionals in the field.

About the Author
Dr. B.D. Singh has been a seasoned academic and researcher having over three and a half decades professional standing. An M.A. in History and Political Science, he earned his doctoral degree in History specializing in Indian History from Agra University. He taught the subject at post-graduate level for decades in Uttar Pradesh Higher education system, till his retirement. He has many outstanding publications (both books and research papers) to his credit.

Preface
Fundamentals of ancient Indian history have indeed been available to Indians for thousands of years, however arrangement of all these in a chronological order is important. Archaeological resources therefore since time immemorial have played a major part in delineating history whilst telling the tales of the ancient Indians. The archaeological resources for identifying the ancient Indian history consist of coins, inscriptions sculptures and other artifacts. It is significant to note that the main sources of knowing Indian history are literary, coins and inscriptions,.. architectural etc.

India is a nation having a chequered history. Home to ancient civilizations, many world religions flourished in India a spread to other parts of the world. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism etc.

In this volume an attempt is made to furnish accurate information on ancient history of India in chronological order. This book consists of the following chapters: Main Sources of Ancient History of India; Focus on Pre- Historic Age; Indus Valley Civilization: Rise and Fall; Understanding Vedic Period; Focus on Later Vedic Age or Epic Age; Rise of Religious Movements; The Rise of Magadha and Foreign Invasions; The Mauryan Dynasty; The History of Gupta Dynasty; The Arab Invasion of Sindh and The Rise of Turks etc.

Definitely, this will serve the purpose of academics as well as professionals in the field.

It is well known that such works cannot be accomplished single- handedly. While gathering basic information I have consulted a number of books, articles and other readings, penned by different scholars of repute. Web-based sources are also profusely consulted. I owe a deep sense of gratitude to all those scholars whose works are cited or substantially made use of. I am grateful to my teachers, colleagues, friends and family members for their guidance, cooperation, inspiration and moral support. Last but not the least, I am thankful to my publishers for undertaking publication of this book and materializing it in superb way.

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