[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958) › c10.32 # Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c10.32 Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c10.32 - **Language:** English ### [c10.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.32) ⁵ This line of study has to be pursued further; a comparison between the archaeological remains of the NBP period and the contents of the early Pāli texts will not only help to establish the date of these literary sources on a firm footing but will add to our knowledge and understanding of the material life in pre-Mauryan times. - [Previous: c10.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.31) - [Next: c10.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.33) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.32) · Pramāṇa