A thread on some of the good books covering ancient India-
1.Age of Imperial Unity by RC Majumdar & K.M. Munshi
*This book covers the every aspect of Indian history from c.600BCE -200 CE.
*Written by well-known historians like D.C. Sircar,RK Mookerji. x.com
1.Age of Imperial Unity by RC Majumdar & K.M. Munshi
*This book covers the every aspect of Indian history from c.600BCE -200 CE.
*Written by well-known historians like D.C. Sircar,RK Mookerji. x.com
2.Chandragupta Maurya & his times by RK Mookerji.
The book contains 6 chapters and it's first 2 chapters defines the book in real manner.
RK Mookerji will brilliantly tell readers about Mauryans ancestry,how Greek rule got vanished from NW & how Chandragupta became the king. x.com
The book contains 6 chapters and it's first 2 chapters defines the book in real manner.
RK Mookerji will brilliantly tell readers about Mauryans ancestry,how Greek rule got vanished from NW & how Chandragupta became the king. x.com
3. A comprehend history of India by K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
*One of the most well written book on the Ancient India.
*It covers the Indian history from 322 BCE to c.250 CE.
*Brilliant historians like D.C. Sircar and R.K. Mookerji had contributed in it. x.com
*One of the most well written book on the Ancient India.
*It covers the Indian history from 322 BCE to c.250 CE.
*Brilliant historians like D.C. Sircar and R.K. Mookerji had contributed in it. x.com
4. The Indo-Greeks by A.K. Narain
.Along with W.W. Tarn,Narain was the pioneer of Greco-Bactrian & Indo-Greek studies.
*Narain based his works on around numismatics.
*Aq,to Narain it was Menander who captured Pataliputra and not Demetrius,as others historians believes. x.com
.Along with W.W. Tarn,Narain was the pioneer of Greco-Bactrian & Indo-Greek studies.
*Narain based his works on around numismatics.
*Aq,to Narain it was Menander who captured Pataliputra and not Demetrius,as others historians believes. x.com
5. Age of The Nandas and Mauryans by K.A. Nilakanta Satri
*It covers the history of Nandas & Mauryans.
*It focuses a lot on India and Greek relations and had dedicated chapters 2 and 3 for it.
*A sub chapter on early foreign coins in India is also there. x.com
*It covers the history of Nandas & Mauryans.
*It focuses a lot on India and Greek relations and had dedicated chapters 2 and 3 for it.
*A sub chapter on early foreign coins in India is also there. x.com
6. Political History of Ancient India by Hemachandra Raychaudhuri
*One of the earliest book on Ancient India written by an Indian himself.
*It covers the political history of Ancient India from Vedic times to Guptas. x.com
*One of the earliest book on Ancient India written by an Indian himself.
*It covers the political history of Ancient India from Vedic times to Guptas. x.com
7. Ashoka and the decline of Mauryans by Romila Thapar
*Though Romila Thapar is a Marxist historian and i am also not a great fan of his works and views,her this book remains the few works available on the decline of Mauryan empire.
*Overall this book is a good read. x.com
*Though Romila Thapar is a Marxist historian and i am also not a great fan of his works and views,her this book remains the few works available on the decline of Mauryan empire.
*Overall this book is a good read. x.com
8.Invasion of India by the Alexander the great as described by Arrian,Curtius,Diodoros,Plutarch&Justin edited by J.W. M'CRINDLE
*This books covers the invasion of India by Alexander through the all available greek &Roman sources
*Pg no.327-28covers the Seleucus invasion ofINDIA x.com
*This books covers the invasion of India by Alexander through the all available greek &Roman sources
*Pg no.327-28covers the Seleucus invasion ofINDIA x.com
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