The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder Weapons (c.1000 to 1850)
The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder Weapons (c.1000 to 1850)

Author: Henry Pratap Phillips

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 9352067630

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Gunpowder has been considered as one of the most important discoveries made by man after the wheel. Interestingly, the origin of gunpowder is still shrouded in uncertainty. Nobody can definitely say who actually invented gunpowder and when. Common belief has it that gunpowder was invented in China and then came to India via the Silk Route. Studies done by the author show that gunpowder was actually invented in India went to China via the trade routes, from where it was showcased to World. With gunpowder, came the development of weapons, which changed the course of wars and changed the very course of history. An analysis of various weapons, their development and chronology has been systematically discussed. It covers the time period from 1000 AD to 1850 AD. The end period, 1850 AD, has been chosen as the cutoff date since percussion weapons came into vogue after that period and are well-documented in history. The start date, 1000 AD, is chosen on purpose to give a small margin to encompass any aberrations in discovery of gunpowder. The author sincerely hoped that this work would form a platform from which other studies/ research could be conducted by future arms historians.

The Modern Review
The Modern Review

Author: Ramananda Chatterjee

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 806

ISBN-13:

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Includes section "Reviews and notices of books".

The White Umbrella
The White Umbrella

Author: D. Mackenzie Brown

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-15

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0520312015

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This book has been written to provide the Western reader with a concise survey of Hindu political ideas. Various works habe been published by Indian scholars, but these erudite studies have generally been written for Indian readers or Orientalists, and deal with rather specialized fields. Although there are several American publications on Chinese political theory, the Indian field has been largely neglected in this country. tHe plan of the present work is to construct a brief analysis of Indian thought together with a series of sections from the Hindu political classics. --From the Preface This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.

Political Institutions & Administration
Political Institutions & Administration

Author: P.B. Udgaonkar

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9788120820876

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The work presents for the fist time a detailed comprehensive and realistic picture of the administration and the political institutions of Northern India during medieval times from 750 A.D. to 1200 A.D. The book opens with the survey of the original sources-epigraphical and literary that go to reconstruct the picture of the Indian Polity and Administration of the Period.

The Hindu View of Art
The Hindu View of Art

Author: Mulk Raj Anand

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-12

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0429627521

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This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations – religious, philosophic, sociological, aesthetic and technical – as might be helpful for the understanding of Indian art.