Mathura Stone Inscription of the time of Sodasa. (C 10-15 A.D.) Provenance : Jail Mound, Mathura, U. P. Script : Brahmi. Language : Sanskrit influenced by Prakrit. ForSanskrit, Hindi & English Translation of the Inscription by Dr Mehta Vasishtha Dev Mohan – (Ancient Indian Inscriptions- Volume 1. Citation requested Kindly Visithttps://archive.org/details/@alok1954 References: Dowson, J.R.A.S., N.S., …
The Kambojas Kambojas are a tribal population who were skilled soldiers and were known for rearing a good breed of horses. Many Kamboja kingdoms were conquered by Arjun and Karna, while Kamboja fought from the Kauravas side in Mahabharata. शनस्तु कियालोपादिमा क्षत्रियजातयः | विषलत्वं गता लोके ब्राह्मणादर्शनेन च ॥ पोण्डकावचौद्रविडा: काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः । पारदा: पह्नवाश्चीता किराता …
The Pre-Alexandrian Yavana “Yona” is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate Greek speakers. Its equivalent in Sanskrit is the word “Yavana”. “Yona” and “Yavana” are both transliterations of the Greek word for “Ionians” who were probably the first Greeks to be known in the East.Yona, Yauna or Yavana is the only name whereby …
THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH-WEST INDIA OR THE UTTARAPATHA I. Definition, The term “North-West India” is used in the present content in its wider historic sense and bears little relation to the political boundaries of present-day India. It covers almost the whole of the north-western regions of the Indian sub-continent, and thus corresponds to the …
Blood Soaked History of East Bengal. Direct Action Day: The beginning of the Death-Dance. Reference: “Pakistan’s fate, Karmic baggage of it’s crimes” By Desh Kapoor It was on August 16, 1946, and the action started in Bihar and Bengal. Later repeated in Punjab & Kashmir.Here is a picture (attached) from the evening before the Direct Action …
Blood Soaked History of East Bengal. Direct Action Day: The beginning of the Death-Dance. Reference: “Pakistan’s fate, Karmic baggage of it’s crimes” By Desh Kapoor It was on August 16, 1946, and the action started in Bihar and Bengal. Later repeated in Punjab & Kashmir.Here is a picture (attached) from the evening before the Direct Action …
Raja Dahir Raja Dahir was Mohyal brahmin ruler of Sindh, in present-day Pakistan. In 711 AD his kingdom was invaded by Umayyad Caliphate led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died while defending his kingdom. Dahar ruled his kingdom for almost 40 years from 668-711 AD. Major achievement of Raja Dahir, during his rule was to secure law …
Birth of Bangladesh The foundation of Pakistan was not laid on any tall or impressive ideals. The sources of inspiration for the Muslim league leaders, on whose insistence the Muslim majority territories were separated from India, were based on feelings of hatred, malice, selfishness & bigotry. Since its birth, Pakistan was divided into two parts …
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS OF INDO-GREEK KINGS Religious affiliations of some of the Indo-Greek kings can be deduced, or confirmed if otherwise known, from their coins. Menander’s conversion to Buddhism, already known from the Milindapañho, is confirmed by his coin-devices. Besides the “wheel” type,” Menander’s Buddhist coinage include, those on which Menander assumes the title Dikaios or …
SIGNIFICANCE OF BRAHMI LEGENDS ON INDO GREEK COINS. Appearance of Brahmi legend on the coins of a ruler should, for the same reason, indicate his connection with the comparative interior of India. And scholars have hastened to draw such conclusions. On the assumption that the westernmost limit of Brahmi ended somewhere in the east Panjab, …