History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c21.s1.2
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c21.s1.2
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c21.s1.2
Bhīṭā as exposed by the spade¹ offers itself as an epitome of Indian history for at least sixteen centuries, if not more. The site had been occupied from about the Tenth Century B.C. to the Tenth Century A.D. In these two millennia, we are here concerned with the remains of the Kushan-to-Gupta Period. Sir John Marshall found that the site discloses two military attacks on it, both of which fall within our period. To quote his words: (regarding the fourth stratum)