A traveller's history of India / SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda ; series editor, Denis Judd ; line drawings, John Hoste.

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9781566564458

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Tammita-Delgoda, SinhaRaja

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Fifth edition, fully revised and updated.

Publication Information:

Northampton, Mass. : Interlink Books, 2011.

Physical Description:

x, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Contents:

Introduction -- Indus Valley civilization, prehistory to 1500 B.C. -- Coming of the Aryans, 1500-334 B.C. -- Mauryas: the first Indian empire, 330-184 B.C. -- Golden age of Indian civilization, 184 B.C.-A.D. 647 -- Rise of Islam, 647-1565 -- Mughal empire, 1526-1707 -- Receding tide uncovering rocks: the eighteenth century, 1707-85 -- Jewel in the crown: the British Raj, 1785-1914 -- Road to freedom, 1850s-1948 -- Midnight's children: Nehru and the New India, 1947-64 -- End of a dynasty: crisis and change -- Chronology of major events -- Governors-General and viceroys -- Heads of state since independence -- Prime ministers -- Historical gazetteer -- Further reading -- Index.

Geographic Term:

India -- History

India -- Description and travel

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OCLC Number:

ocn713348476