A Concise Dictionary of the Indian People

Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: H G RawlinsonPublisher: LP PublicationsYear: 1994Language: EnglishPages: 431ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185557632 DescriptionThis book is a simple and non-technical account of the country and its people which will greatly appeal to the general reader.The book contains a historical account of the Ancient India covering prehistoric civilization of India, the Vedic age, the epic age, the golden age of Hinduism, the Rajput and the Tamil kingdoms of Northern and Southern India respectively. In the medieval India section, it covers the Muslim conquest of Northern India; the Mohammedan Kingdoms; the Hindu Empire of Vijayanagar; the foundation of the Mogul Empire and its zenith and decline.In the modern India section, starting from Early European settlements in India, it gives an account of the achievements from Warren Hastings to Lord William Bentick; India under the crown; from Canning to Curzon, and from Lord Min