The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c11: Chapter XXIV
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Chapter XXIV
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THE EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHERN INDIA
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By L. D. Barnett, M.A., Litt.D., Keeper of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and MSS. in the British Museum, formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge
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The Dravidian peoples . . . . . . . . . 593 The Tamil kingdoms . . . . . . . . . 594 The Andhras or Telugus . . . . . . . . 598 The Kaliṅgas . . . . . . . . . . 601 Mahārāshṭra, etc. . . . . . . . . . 602
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CHAPTER XXV
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THE EARLY HISTORY OF CEYLON
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By Dr L. D. Barnett
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Sources of history . . . . . . . . . 604 The Väḍḍas . . . . . . . . . . 604 Other races in Ceylon . . . . . . . . 605 Earliest colonisation . . . . . . . . . 605 History from Vijaya to the advent of Buddhism . . . . 607 From Devānaṃpiya Tissa to Kuṭakaṇṇa Tissa . . . . . 608
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CHAPTER XXVI
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THE MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT INDIA
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By Sir J. H. Marshall, K.C.I.E., Litt.D., Director General of Archaeology in India, formerly Scholar of King's College, Cambridge
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Prehistoric antiquities . . . . . . . . . 612 The age of iron . . . . . . . . . . 615 The mounds at Lauriyā Nandangarh; the walls of the old city of Rājagṛiha . . . . . . . . . . 616 The earliest buildings . . . . . . . . . 617 Monuments of the Maurya epoch . . . . . . . 618
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| Persian influence | 621 |
| Contrast between Indian and foreign workmanship also seen in the minor arts | 622 |
| Development of art in the Çuṅga period | 623 |
| Bhārhut | 624 |
| Besnagar | 625 |
| More advanced style in the railing at Buddh Gayā | 625 |
| Sāñchī | 627 |
| Interpretation of the reliefs | 629 |
| Varieties of style | 630 |
| The pre-Kushāṇa sculptures at Mathurā | 632 |
| Decadence of art | 633 |
| *Chaityas* | 633 |
| Bhājā; Kondāne; Pitalkhorā; Ajanta; Bedsā; Nāsik; Kārli | 635 |
| *Vihāras* | 637 |
| The caves of Orissa | 638 |
| Sculptures in the caves | 640 |
| Paintings of the Early Indian school | 642 |
| Terracottas | 643 |
| Foreign influence in Indian art | 644 |
| Coins | 645 |
| Architecture | 646 |
| Minor arts | 646 |
| The Gandhāra School | 648 |
| Greek and Indian ideals | 648 |
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| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 651 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHIES | 653 |
| CHRONOLOGY | 697 |
| INDEX | 705 |
| PLATES I—XXXIV | *at end* |