[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c2.3 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c2.3 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c2.3 - **Language:** English ### [c2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2.3) As regards the problem of the origin of the Pallavas, which the author perforce left unsolved in the third edition, I have included in the text a theory advanced by a scholar of Colombo, based upon a tradition embodied in ancient Tamil literature. His suggestion as to the original connexion of the dynasty with Ceylon, which formed the gist of an article in the \*Indian Antiquary\* of April 1923, should be compared with a valuable paper on ‘The Origin and Early History of the Pallavas of Kanchi’ by Professor S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, which appeared in the \*Journal of Indian History\* (Vol. II, Part I) for November 1922. I much regret that a copy of the article, which Professor Aiyangar kindly sent to me, arrived too late to admit of my quoting or embodying his conclusions in this edition. Those, however, who are interested in the early history of South India will do well to acquaint themselves with the Professor’s view of the problem, based as it is upon prolonged research and careful reasoning. - [Previous: c2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2.2) - [Next: c2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2.4) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c2.3) · Pramāṇa