The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c35.s4.53

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The most important branch of the history of India is the history of her thought.¹ For the adequate presentation of the story of Indian ideas in the fields of philosophy, religion, science, art, and literature, a chronological narrative of the political vicissitudes of the land is the indispensable foundation. Readers who may find such a narrative dry, or at times even repellent, may take comfort in the conviction that its existence will render possible the composition of more attractive disquisitions, arranged with due regard to the order of time.