Early India : From the Origins to AD 1300

List of Illustrations viii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Note on the Bibliographies xii Chronology: c. 1000 BC--AD 1300 xiii Introduction xvii Perceptions of the Past 1(36) Landscapes and Peoples 37(32) Antecedents 69(29) Towards Chiefdoms and Kingdoms: c. 1200--600 BC 98(39) States and Cities of the Indo-Gangetic Plain: c. 600--300 BC 137(37) The Emergence of Empire: Mauryan India; c. 321--185 BC 174(35) Of Politics and Trade: c. 200 BC--AD 300 209(36) The Rise of the Mercantile Community: c. 200 BC--AD 300 245(35) Threshold Times: c. AD 300--700 280(46) The Peninsula: Emerging Regional Kingdoms; c. AD 500--900 326(37) The Peninsula: Establishing Authorities and Structures; c. AD 900--1300 363(42) The Politics of Northern India: c. AD 700--1200 405(37) Northern India: Distributive Political Economies and Regional Cultures; c. AD 800--1300 442(49) Maps 491(19) Glossary 510(6) Select Bibliographies 516(26) General Bibliography 542(3) Index 545