Ancient Historical Literature
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Arthashastra
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kautlilya
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2
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Mudrarakshasa
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Vishakhaduta
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3
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Malvikagnimitram
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Kalidasa
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4
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Harsha
charita
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Banabatta
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5
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Ashtadhyiaye
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Panini
(gives detail of early mauryan period)
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6
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Mahabhashya
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Patanjali
(history of shunga dynasty)
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7
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Raj
tirangani
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Klhan (
history of Kashmir )
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8
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Kathasaritasahar
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Bilhan
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9
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Ratnavali
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Harshavardhan
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10
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Prithvi
raj raso
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Harshavardhan
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Foreigners sources :-
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1
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Periplus
of the Erythrian sea
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Unknown
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2
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Indica
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Magasthanese
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3
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Historica
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Herodotus
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4
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Hiun
Tsang
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Record of
the western world
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5
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Travel of
Fa-hian
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Fa-hian
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6
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History
of Budhism
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Lama
Taranath
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Geographical Location of the Indus Valley Civilization
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Harappa
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Montogomary(Ravi)
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2
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Mohanjodaro
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Sindh,Larkana
Distt
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3
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Chanhudaro
and Kotdizi
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Sindh
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4
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Sutkadegendor
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Bluchistan
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5
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Rangpur
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Gujrat,
Ahmadabad
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6
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Lothal
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Gujrat
near Cambey
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7
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Surkotada
and Dholavira
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Gujrat ,
Runn of Katchh
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8
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Kalibangan
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Ganganagr,
Rajasthan
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9
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Alamgirpur
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Math , UP
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10
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Mitathal
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Bhivani
Distt. ,Haryana
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11
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Banvali
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Hisar,
Haryana
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12
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Ropar,
Sanghol
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Punjab
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Other important things found so far relating to the stone age
to Indus valley civilization
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Proof of
rice production are found in
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Belan
valley
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2
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Cotton
production proof are found at
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Lothal
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3
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Instruments
of stone age are mainly made of
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Qaurtzite
type of stone
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4
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Only one
place in India bones have been discovered relating to stone age at
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Muchhattachintamanugavi
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5
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The
biggest stettlement of Iron age in south India is found at
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Banahali
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6
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PGW
(Painted Gray Ware) were first of all vound in
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Easter
Punjab and ganga Yamuna doab
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7
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NBPN
(Northern Black Polished Ware)
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Were the
further refinement and development of PGW
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8
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243
Rockshelters are found at
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Bhimbetka
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9
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The place
where tools from stone age to harrapan valley age are continuously found
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Rohri
hills
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10
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Middle
Paleolithic age culture in southern Thar desert is called
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Luni
industry (45000 – 25000 BC )
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11
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Remains
of dog buried with human being is found at
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Burzahom
, Sri Nagar(jammu and Kashmir )
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1
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Original
home of the Aryan was central Asia
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Max
Muller
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2
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Original
home was Arctic region
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BG Tilak
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3
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Original
home was Tibbet
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Swami
Dayanand
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4
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Bughazkai
Inscription which mentions 4 vedic Gods is found in
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Asia
Mirnor, Turkey
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5
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The
region where they settled first is known as
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Sapta
Sindhu
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6
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Rigveda
was written in
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Punjab
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7
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The old
name of Mahabharta is
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Jayashamhita
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8
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Aryans
worshipped mainly
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Natural
gods and goddesses, Varun, Indra,and Jal devta
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Name of
the vedas
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Rigveda
,Sama veda, Yajur veda and Atharva veda
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Rigveda
is
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Collections
of lyrics
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11
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Four
varnas – Brahmin,kshatrya,Vaishya
And
Shudra are found first mention in
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10the
mandala of the Rigveda
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12
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Yajurveda
is a book on
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Sacrificial
and ritual prayers
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Sama veda
is a book on
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Chants ,spells
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Atharva v
eda is a book on
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Magical
formulaes
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15
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Brahmans
are the
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To
understand the hymns of the vedas
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16
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Upanishads
are generally called Vedanta and are 108 in total they are
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Philosophical
texts
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Ramayan
and Mahabharat are
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Two epics
of the Hindu literature
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18
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There are
six vedangas
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Shiksha,
kalpa sutras, vyakarana ,nirukta, chhanda and jyotisha
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19
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There are
six famous smiritis
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Manus
smriti is the most famous
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20
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Purana
are important from historical point of view they are
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18
puranas in total
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21
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There are
four upvedas
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Ayurveda
,Gandharvaveda,Dhanurveda and
Shilpaveda
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