[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) › c35.s1.27 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c35.s1.27 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c35.s1.27 - **Language:** English ### [c35.s1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1.27) ² According to S. K. Aiyangar, the destruction took place in the first quarter of the third century after Christ at the latest. The Tamil tradition is that the city was 'overwhelmed by the sea' as stated in the \*Epic of the Anklet\* and the \*Jewel-Belt\*, referred to in S. K. Aiyangar's \*Ancient India\*, p. 352. M. Srīnivāsa Aiyangar in - [Previous: c35.s1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1.26) - [Next: c35.s1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1.28) - [Up: c35.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1) ## Cites (2) - [Maṇimēkalai](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.five_great_epics.manimekalai) — Cīttalaic Cāttaṉār, Tamil - [Cilappatikāram](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.five_great_epics.cilappatikaram) — Iḷaṅkō Aṭikaḷ, Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c35.s1.27) · Pramāṇa