History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c2: Contents
History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c2
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INTRODUCTION . . . . . ix CHAP. I. INTRODUCTORY, HISTORY OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND SOURCES OF HISTORY FOR THE PALLAVAS ... ... ... 1
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II. THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PALLAVAS: PRE-PALLAVA HISTORY OF KANCHIPURA ... 15
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III. EARLY PALLAVAS OF THE PRAKRIT RECORDS. 32
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IV. EARLY PALLAVAS OF THE SANSKRIT RECORDS. 41
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V. CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL POWERS. THE SALANKAYANAS, KADAMBAS, ETC. ... 70
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VI. THE PALLAVA ASCENDENCY—THE DYNASTY OF SIMHAVISHNU—THE REIGN OF SIMHAVISHNU AND MAHENDRAVARMAN I ... ... 79
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VII. NARASIMHAVARMAN I (MAHAMALLA) TO RAJASIMHA . . . . . 97
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VIII. DYNASTIC REVOLUTION. HIRANYAVARMAN AND HIS SUCCESSOR NANDIVARMAN PALLAVAMALLA . . . . . 113
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IX. SUCCESSORS OF PALLAVAMALLA ... ... 132
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X. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF PALLAVA RULE IN SOUTH INDIA ... ... ... 146
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APPENDICES (A) A Chronological Index of Pallava Inscriptions ... 163 (B) Extract from the *Mahavamsa* ... ... 215 (C) Extract from the ‘*Avantisundarikathāsara*’ ... 221 SPECIAL NOTES BY EDITOR ... ... ... 229 ERRATA . . . . . 233