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  • The Illustrated History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar

    The Illustrated History of South India by Sastri (the late), K.A Nilakanta; Champakalakshmi, R.; Gurukkal, P.M. Rajan;

    From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar

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    • Publisher OUP India
    • Date of Publication 6 August 2009

    • ISBN 9780198063568
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages390 pages
    • Size 232x151x22 mm
    • Weight 460 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations Numerous line illustrations
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    Short description:

    Based on K.A. Nilakanta Sastri's A History of South India, which over the years has achieved a near-classic status, this illustrated edition provides a comprehensive account of the history of South India from the prehistoric times to the fall of the kingdom of Vijayanagar in 1565 AD. This volume includes a new Introduction by renowned historian R. Champakalakshmi, and a Prologue by eminent historian P.M. Rajan Gurukkal.

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    Long description:

    In A History of South India, first published in 1955, K.A. Nilakanta Sastri provided a comprehensive account of the history of South India. Tracing the history from prehistoric times to the fall of the kingdom of Vijayanagar in 1565 AD, the book incorporated the results of the author's own researches and brought together material previously scattered in separate studies to present a coherent narrative. Over the years the book has achieved a near-classic status.
    The Illustrated History of South India, an adapted and illustrated version of the original book, aims to sensitize young readers to the country's historic past and rich cultural heritage, and the need to preserve it. Key chapters discuss the coming of the Aryans, the Mauryan Empire, the rise of Vijayanagar, social and economic conditions, literature, religion and philosophy, and the art and architecture of South India. The volume includes an Introduction by renowned historian R. Champakalakshmi, written especially for this edition, and a Prologue by eminent historian P.M. Rajan Gurukkal. Interspersed with photographs and line drawings, including maps and genealogical charts, this illustrated edition will be invaluable for students and teachers of history, in particular, history of South India, as well as general readers. India, which over the years has achieved a near-classic status, this illustrated edition provides a comprehensive account of the history of South India from the prehistoric times to the fall of the kingdom of Vijayanagar in 1565 AD. This volume includes a new Introduction by renowned historian R. Champakalakshmi, and a Prologue by eminent historian P.M. Rajan Gurukkal.

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    Table of Contents:

    Publisher's Note
    Prologue by P.M. Rajan Gurukkal
    Introduction by R. Champakalakshmi
    The Earliest Peoples and Cultures
    The Dawn of History: Aryanization
    The Age of the Mauryan Empire
    The Satavahanas and their Successors
    The Age of the Sangam and After
    Conflict of Three Empires
    The Balance of Two Empires
    The Age of the Four Kingdoms
    The Bahamanis and the Rise of Vijayanagar
    The Empire of Vijayanagar
    Social and Economic Conditions
    Literature
    Religion and Philosophy
    Art and Architecture
    Bibliography
    Acknowledgements

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