[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c17.28 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c17.28 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c17.28 - **Language:** English ### [c17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17.28) The third class of references requires rather more notice, because they are sometimes precise and circumstantial, but examination shows their falsity. It comprises three kinds of allusions: first, those that are purely laudatory and introduce persons on special occasions in defiance of chronology merely to enhance the dignity of the hero or the occasion; secondly, those that have grown or been developed out of some allusion but are mistaken; and thirdly, those that are wholly spurious. - [Previous: c17.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17.27) - [Next: c17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17.29) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c17.28) · Pramāṇa