[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c14.3 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c14.3 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c14.3 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14.3) 4000 B. C.-1000 B. C.—The period of the Vedic Saṁhitās, Brāhmaṇas and Upaniṣads. It is possible that some hymns may go back to a period even earlier than 4000 B. C. and that some Upaniṣads ( even out of those that are regarded as the principal and the earliest ones ) are later than 1000 B. C. - [Previous: v2.c14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14.2) - [Next: v2.c14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14.4) - [Up: v2.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14) ## Cites (3) - [Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) — Sanskrit - [Saṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) - [Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.upanishads) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c14.3) · Pramāṇa