[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) › v7.c90.95 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.95 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.95 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c90.95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.95) ¹³⁷⁵ Prof. Mankad's theories are sometimes extraordinary and advanced without any proper or objective evidence For example, in his paper in the B V. vol VI. he boldly asserts that Śuṅga is a Chinese family name, that Puṣyamitra's ancestors were originally Chinese, that Bhāradvāja is a family of Sāmavedins and that he believes that the origin of Sāmaveda is Chinese, as its peculiar total music suggests. When it is a mere matter of \*belief\* without any evidence being adduced, no arguments can convince such a believer that he is wrong One of his astounding theories is that each of the kings mentioned in the Purāṇik texts is not a real king, but represents a time unit of forty years. - [Previous: v7.c90.94](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.94) - [Next: v7.c90.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.96) - [Up: v7.c90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.95) · Pramāṇa