The Early History of India – Vincent A Smith (1908)

S$117.00

The Early History of India – Vincent A Smith (1908)

S$117.00

Title: The Early History of India from 600 B.C. To the Muhammadan Conquest Including the Invasion of Alexander the Great

Author: Vincent A Smith

Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1908.

Condition: Hardcover, red cloth. In very good condition for its age. Very mild occasional spotting, previous owner’s name on first blank. Firmly bound, clean and bright.

SKU: early-history-india Categories: , , ,

Second edition, revised & enlarged. Very rare. With 6 maps and numerous plates and illustrations.

Contents:

Frontmatter i-xiii
Chapter I 1-23
Chapter II. The Dynasties before Alexander
Chapter III. Alexander’s Indian Campaign: the Advance
Chapter IV. Alexander’s Indian Campaign: the Retreat
Chapter V. Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara, from 321 B.C. to 272 B.C.
Chapter VI. Asoka Maurya
Chapter VII. Asoka Maurya (Continued), and His Successors
Chapter VIII. The Sunga, Kanva, and Andhra Dynasties, 184 B.C. to 236 A.D.
Chapter IX. The Indo-Greek and Indo-Parthian Dynasties, 250 B.C. to 60 A.D.
Chapter X. The Kushan or Indo-Scythian Dynasty from 45 to 225 A.D.
Chapter XI. The Gupta Empire, and the Western Satraps; Chandra-Gupta I to Kumaragupta I from 320 to 455 A.D.
Chapter XII. The Gupta Empire (Continued), and the White Huns from 455 to 606 A.D.
Chapter XIII. The Reign of Harsha from 606 to 648 A.D.
Chapter XIV. The Mediaeval Kingdoms of the North from 648 to 1200 A.D.
Chapter XV. The Kingdoms of the Deccan 382-395
Chapter XVI. The Kingdoms of the South 396-429
Index