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B.B. Lal

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Description:In Delhi, as one moves southwards from the Pragati Maidan, along the Mathura Road, one sees on the left the fortification walls of Purana Qila. These were built by Humayun/Sher Shah along the periphery of a 10-metre high mound. In the revenue records the site is mentioned as Indrapat and local tradition identifies it with Indraprastha of the Mahabharata times.Keen to find out the truth, in 1954-55 the author laid out a trench in the southern part of the mound and found shards of the Painted Grey Ware which is the characteristic ceramic industry met with at all the sites associated with the Mahabharata story. This discovery was confirmed by subsequent excavations as well. These excavations revealed that from the Mahabharata times (circa 1000 bce), the site continued to be occupied up to the British times —a span of 3000 years. Thus, Indraprastha is the earliest and longest-lived city of Delhi.The book presents this glorious panorama.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indraprastha: The Earliest Delhi Going Back To The Mahabharata Times. To get started finding Indraprastha: The Earliest Delhi Going Back To The Mahabharata Times, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 68

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Aryan Books International

Release: 2020

ISBN: 8173056463

Description: In Delhi, as one moves southwards from the Pragati Maidan, along the Mathura Road, one sees on the left the fortification walls of Purana Qila. These were built by Humayun/Sher Shah along the periphery of a 10-metre high mound. In the revenue records the site is mentioned as Indrapat and local tradition identifies it with Indraprastha of the Mahabharata times.Keen to find out the truth, in 1954-55 the author laid out a trench in the southern part of the mound and found shards of the Painted Grey Ware which is the characteristic ceramic industry met with at all the sites associated with the Mahabharata story. This discovery was confirmed by subsequent excavations as well. These excavations revealed that from the Mahabharata times (circa 1000 bce), the site continued to be occupied up to the British times —a span of 3000 years. Thus, Indraprastha is the earliest and longest-lived city of Delhi.The book presents this glorious panorama.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indraprastha: The Earliest Delhi Going Back To The Mahabharata Times. To get started finding Indraprastha: The Earliest Delhi Going Back To The Mahabharata Times, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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