Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India

Author: Kumkum Roy

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 0810853663

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India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the country. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, as well as the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa. The Historical Dictionary of Ancient India provides information ranging from the earliest Paleolithic cultures in the Indian subcontinent to 1000 CE. The ancient history of this country is related in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on rulers, bureaucrats, ancient societies, religion, gods, and philosophical ideas.

Historical Dictionary of Medieval India
Historical Dictionary of Medieval India

Author: Iqtidar Alam Khan

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2008-04-25

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0810864010

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The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to define clearly. It may be perceived as the long phase of India's transition from the ancient to the immediately pre-colonial times. The latter period would naturally be imagined commencing from Vasco da Gama's voyage round the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, or, alternatively, the establishment of the Mughal empire (1526). More definitely though, the renewed Islamic advance into north India, roughly from 1000 A.D. onwards leading to the rise of the Delhi Sultanate (1206), can be held to mark, in political and cultural terms, the beginning of the medieval period. For the purpose of the Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, the period from 1000 A.D. to 1526 A.D. will be considered India's medieval times. The turbulent history of this period is told through the book's chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on key people, historical geography, arts, institutions, events, and other important terms.

Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India

Author: Kumkum Roy

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2008-12-04

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 1461659175

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India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the country. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, as well as the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa. The Historical Dictionary of Ancient India provides information ranging from the earliest Paleolithic cultures in the Indian subcontinent to 1000 CE. The ancient history of this country is related in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on rulers, bureaucrats, ancient societies, religion, gods, and philosophical ideas.

Historical Dictionary of India
Historical Dictionary of India

Author: Surjit Mansingh

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788170943099

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The Historical Dictionary of India is a unique ready-reference on the history and current events of India. It is written with both an admirable objectivity and undeniable love of the country. The scope of the book is as wide as the sub-continent itself, and encompasses the important people, places, and events in India's past and present, as well as entries on the country's different schools of philosophy, culture, religious leaders, important branches of government, and the economy. The author's masterly introduction provides a rich overview with many an insight and is supplemented by a chronology, appendices listing British chief executives and Indian heads of state and prime ministers, a glossary of key vernacular terms, physical, political, and historical maps, and a comprehensive and extensive bibliography.

Historical Dictionary of Hinduism
Historical Dictionary of Hinduism

Author: Jeffery D. Long

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2011-09-09

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 0810879603

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The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism relates the history of Hinduism through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,000 cross referenced dictionary entries on Hindu terminology, names of major historical figures and movements, gods and goddesses, prominent temples, terms for items used in Hindu practice, major texts, philosophical concepts, and more. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hinduism.

Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis
Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis

Author: Kunal Chakrabarti

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2013-08-22

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 0810880245

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The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite political and social divisions, they share a common literary and musical culture and several habits of daily existence which impart to them a distinct identity. The Bengalis are known for their political consciousness and cultural accomplishments The Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis provides an overview of the Bengalis across the world from the earliest Chalcolithic cultures to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 750 cross-referenced dictionary entries on politicians, educators and entrepreneurs, leaders of religious and secular institutions, writers, painters, actors and other cultural figures, and more generally, on the economy, education, political parties, religions, women and minorities, literature, art and architecture, music, cinema and other major sectors. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Bengalis.

A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food
A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food

Author: K. T. Achaya

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 9780195658682

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An alphabetical listing of Indian food materials, cuisines and recipes of India, and the health aspects of the foods, which makes reference to the literature, archaeology, historical writing, botany and genetics of India.

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Southeast Asia
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Southeast Asia

Author: John N. Miksic

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13:

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Anyone who has seen the stunning ruins at Angkor, Bagan, or Barabudur will understand why Southeast Asia boasts so many Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage sites. But this is only part of an immense historical and cultural heritage, much of which is revealed in this guide that helps readers grasp the sites' value and comprehend the society in which they were created over a period of a thousand years. Covering the countries of Brunel, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam from the 1st through 15th centuries, Historical Dictionary of Ancient Southeast Asia explores the vast and complex history of the region through diagrams. It also includes hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entires on major and minor sites; significant figures; kingdoms and lesser entities they ruled; economic and social relations; and the artistic, cultural, and religious context of the time. Book jacket.