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Indo Greek Coins

The Indo-Greek coins are fine specimens of art. They provide valuable evidence for piecing together the otherwise little-known history of these times. They can be studied under the following heads I. Metal, denomination, shape and design. II. Legend and effigy of the king. The names and titles of the kings, the language, script and the …

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Indo Greek

Indo Greek Coins The Indo-Greek princes issued perhaps the earliest inscribed coins in India. These were cast coins. They went through an elaborate minting process. The original was probably chiselled in stones. Life-like figure of the ruling prince and of some divinity, besides other devices, were drawn, in relief. The legend, in Greek letters for …

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zoroastrianism

Persian or Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism and Hinduism are ancient sister religions that originated among the same group of people and were settled in central and south Asia: Persia and India.Zoroastrianism believe in a never-ending battle between good and evil — a contest between the religion’s God, Ahura Mazda, and an evil spirit, Ahriman. Believers have the freedom to make …

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Ghosundi Stone Inscription

Inscription number 7 Ghosundi Stone Inscription of the brahmin King Bhagavata.Script: Brahmi of Ist century B.C.Language: Sanskrit Provenance: Ghosundi, near Nagari, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan. ReferencesKaviraj Shyamal Das, J.B.B.R.A.S., LVI, Pt. i, No. 77 ff,.K.P. Jayaswal. Ep.Ind., XVI. p. 27, Luders List. No. 6, D.C. Sircar, Select. Inss., I,  pp.90-91. Text1. (कारितो अयं राज्ञा भागव) (ते) …

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