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from the History of political relations with
Buddhism written by them, as the Angkor
Taranath, a Tibetan Vat Temple in
historian. Similarly, Cambodia, the
Alberuni, a Muslim Borobudur Temple in
scholar, wrote the Tahkik-i- Java etc.
Hind when he visited India Coins Angkor Vat Temple in Cambodia
with Mahmud Ghaznavi. Hiuen Tsang
During excavations, a large number of coins have
F ind Outind Out been unearthed. These coins are made of gold,
silver, copper and other metals. Many of them are
Who was Kautilya? dated and tell about different periods and rulers.
Archaeological Sources Coins tell us about more than we would know
otherwise; for example, a coin on Samudragupta
Archaeology has helped to reveal many aspects of
depicts him with a veena, which shows his love
ancient times. The archaeological sources include
for music. At the same time, the
monuments, inscriptions, coins, jewellery, pottery metal used in a coin tells about
and tools etc. There have not been much written
the economic condition of
records about the ancient times, so these sources those times. Similarly, the coins
have helped to infer many events which could of one kingdom found in
otherwise not be known. These sources tell us
another indicate the trade
about lifestyle, trade and many other aspects of relations between kingdoms.
those times. Ancient coins
Inscriptions
Quiz Time
A great many inscriptions have been found carved
What we are talking about :
on stone, copper plates etc. The rock edicts of
_________
1. This acquaints us with our past. _________ Ashoka tell us about the principles of his Dharma
and the extent of his empire. The inscriptions in
2. These tree leaves were used for writing
manuscripts. _________ Sanchi tell us about the rule of Chandragupta
_________
Vikramaditya. The pillar inscriptions at Prayagraj
3. This book deals with the life and times of tell us about the conquests of Samudragupta.
_________
Prithviraj Chauhan. _________ These inscriptions also
_________
4. He wrote the book Tahkik-i-Hind. _________ help us to know the
personal qualities of a
5. This king loved music. _________
_________
ruler, important dates,
6. This king issued rock edicts. _________ works of art and relations
_________
between different places
Monuments and Buildings and kingdoms. Inscriptions
We can find many ruins of old monuments,
Artifacts
temples, palaces, stupas, caves, towns etc. They
help us in ascertaining the past history. The Artifacts are works of
excavations in Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Patliputra, art which include
Taxila and other places have revealed a lot about sculptures and
the ancient civilisations. They throw light on the paintings. They tell us
religious and social life of the people. The ruins at about the cultural life
Nalanda and Vikramshila tell us about the then of the people. They
educational system. Similarly, the monuments in have helped to
foreign countries reveal about our trade and reconstruct Indian Ajanta Cave art
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