Mahasthan Record Revisited - Querying the Empire From a Regional Perspective

This book attempts a re-reading of this inscription and also provides a fresh interpretation. It tries to situate this record in a broader canvas by interrogating the record along with several other evidence.

List of contents

List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Mahasthan and the Discovery of the Record
2. Mahasthan Fragmentary Stone Record Revisited
3. Sohgaura Bronze Plaque Contextualized
4. More on Granary, Treasury, Grains and Money
5. In and Out of Emergency
6. The Mahasthan Record Reassessed
7. Querying the Empire
Select Bibliography
Index
Colour Plates

About the author

Susmita Basu Majumdar, Professor, Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, specializes in early Indian epigraphy and numismatics. Her research interests also include history of medicine and surgery and history of early Indian religion, especially ¿jivikism and ¿aivism. Her publications include: The Mauryas in Karnataka (Kolkata, 2016) and Money and Money Matters in Pre-modern South Asia (co-edited with S.K. Bose, New Delhi, 2019).

Summary

This book attempts a re-reading of this inscription and also provides a fresh interpretation. It tries to situate this record in a broader canvas by interrogating the record along with several other evidence.

Product details

• Authors: Susmita Basu Majumdar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032520704
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252070-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Empires & historical states, Asian History, Archaeology by period / region, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General, Historical states, empires, territories and regions: Asia