Culture Under the Gahadavalas: A Epigraphical Study
Dubey, Ashish Kumar
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Book ID : 39021
ISBN-10 : 81-88934-81-X / 818893481X
ISBN-13 : 978-81-88934-81-2 / 9788188934812
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2011
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xvi, 215p., Maps, 28 B/W Photos, Bib., Index, 29 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Inscriptions and meritorious Tithis. 2. Political profile of the Gahadavalas. 3. Landgrants: nature scribes and artisans. 4. Historical geography. 5. Social intellectual and religious life. 6. Epigraphy and art. Bibliography and art.
DESCRIPTION
Utilizing critically after a thorough assessment of the data gleaned from the Gahadavala inscriptions, substantiated by the contemporary literature and other archaeological sources, the book judiciously deals with the culture of the Middle Ganga Valley during the twelfth century CE. It also incorporates the relevant material available in the researches of modern scholars. The study mainly focuses on landgrants, feudalism, scribes and artisans, historical geography, society, religion, education, art and architecture of the Gahadavala period. This is a valuable addition in the field of epigraphic studies, characterized by the objectively made new observations and fact-based interpretations.
