Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c4: Contents

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| Introduction | 1—v |
| Section I.—Etymology of the word Dekkan and its denotation | 1—3 |
| Section II.—Settlement of the Âryas in the Dekkan | 4—9 |
| Section III.—Approximate date of the Âryan settlement in the Dekkan and notices of Southern India in ancient Indian Literature and Inscriptions | 10—22 |
| Section IV.—Political History of the Dekkan or Mahârâshṭra—Analysis of the historical inscriptions in the cave-temples of Western India | 23—38 |
| Section V.—Native and Foreign Princes mentioned in the inscriptions. Identification of the former with the Andhrabhṛityas of the Purâṇas | 39—41 |
| Section VI.—Chronology of the Andhrabhṛityas or Sâtavâhanas | 42—63 |
| Section VII.—Political and literary traditions about the Sâtavâhanas or Sâlivâhanas | 64—69 |
| Section VIII.—Religious, social, and economic condition of Mahârâshṭra under the Andhrabhṛityas or Sâtavâhanas | 70—76 |
| Section IX.—Probable history of the period between the extinction of the Andhrabhṛityas and the rise of the Châlukyas | 77—81 |
| Section X.—The early Châlukyas | 82—105 |
| Section XI.—The Râshṭrakûṭas | 106—135 |
| Section XII.—The later Châlukyas | 136—159 |
| Section XIII.—The Kalachuris | 160—169 |
| Section XIV.—The Yâdavas of Devagiri,—*early history of the family* | 170—182 |
| Section XV.—Ditto ditto *later history* | 183—209 |
| Section XVI.—The Śilâhâras of Kolhâpur | 210—217 |
| Appendix A.—Note on the Gupta Era | 218—230 |
| Appendix B.—Note on the Śaka dates and the years of the Bârhaspatya cycle occurring in the inscriptions | 231—237 |
| Appendix C.—Introduction to Hemâdri's Vratakhaṇḍa, Râjapraśasti I | 238—245 |
| Ditto ditto II | 245—247 |
| Notes | 249 |