Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c30.78

c30.78

² That the errors in spelling are not all due to the influence of Bengali pronunciation will be apparent from the *Political History of Ancient India*, 4th ed. 1938, p. 339, line 29 ; and the *Ground-Work of Indian History* by Sen and Raychaudhuri, seventh edition (1945), p. 112, which gives a brief account of "Basava (not Vasava)." As to "diarchy" for which the authors are criticised attention may be invited to *The Universal Dictionary of the English Language*, edited by Henry Cecil Wyld (sixth impression, 1946) p. 304 where we have the following : "diarchy ......... the irregularly formed "dyarchy" is common and should be avoided." The explanation for many of the blemishes will be found in the Preface, especially on p. vi.