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040 _aHCCL
041 _aeng
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_bMAS
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_aMaiti, Provatansu
245 _aStudies in ancient India
_bpre-historic age 1206 A.D.
_cby Provatansu Maiti
250 _a3rd rev. ed.
260 _aCalcutta
_bSreedhar Prakashani
_c1969
300 _aviii, 567p., 5p. :
_bmaps ;
_c21.5 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliography and index.
505 0 _aThe sources of early Indian history -- The Indus Valley Civilization -- The Aryans and the Vedic Civilization -- North India in the sixth century B.C. -- The religious movements of the sixth century B.C.: Buddhism and Jainism -- Magadha from the death of Ajatasatru to the age of the Nandas -- The Persian and Macedonian invasions -- Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara -- Asoka -- The later Mauryas: downfall of Maurya Empire -- Government; foreign relation; society and culture in the age of the Mauryas -- Dynasties of North India after the fall of the Mauryas: Sungas and Kanvas -- Dynasties of Deccan after the Mauryas: Kharavela and the Satavahanas -- The invasion of the Yavanas, Sakas and the Pahlavas from the third century B.C. to first century A.D. -- The rise and fall of the Kushana power -- The rise of the Guptas -- The expansion of the Gupta Empire -- Successor of Skanda Gupta and causes of Gupta downfall -- Administration and civilization in the Gupta age -- The age of Harshavardhana -- Bengal from the early period to the rise of the Guptas -- Bengal from the Gupta age to the rise of the Palas: Sasanka -- Bengal under the Palas (750-1155 A.D.) -- Bengal under the Senas -- The Vakatakas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas -- South India: the Pallavas; Cholas -- Northern India after the death of Harsha: Yasovarman and Arab invasion -- The Rise of the Rajputs -- Hindu colonisation in the far east
650 _aHistory
_xAncient world history
_zIndia
650 _aHistory
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