ASI Report of A Tour in the Central Provinces and Lower Gangetic Doab (Volume XVII)

Book Specification Item Code: AZA499 Author: Alexander Cunningham Publisher: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA Language: English Edition: 2000 Pages: 248 (Throughout B/W Illustrations) Cover: HARDCOVER Other Details 9.8 x 6.5 inches Weight 680 gm Book Description Preface IN the present volume I have given an account of my tour in the Central Provinces during the cold season of 188182. My chief object was to explore the old cities of Râjim, Arang, and Sirpur, and to obtain copies of their ancient inscriptions. Rajim and Sirpur are both situated on the east or right bank of the Mahânadi river, at a distance of 40 miles apart, while Arang stands just half-way between them, but on the opposite bank of the river. The result of my researches shows that all the oldest remains that have yet been found in Mahâ-Kosala, or Chattisgarh as it is now called, belong to these three sites. I have but little doubt, therefore, that the ancient capital of the country was situated on the Ma