India - Historical Setting - Library of Congress Country Study

India: Historical Setting

Library of Congress Country Study

This document is a portion of a larger work on the country of India
produced by the Library of Congress
edited by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden
from research completed in September, 1995

Minor edits made by Melissa Snell

About this History
The documents here constitute only a portion of "Chapter 1: A Historical Setting," covering India from its earliest history up to the eighteenth century. For the rest of the chapter, visit the Library of Congress Country Studies home page:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Historical Setting

Antecedents: Harappan Culture; Vedic Aryans; Kingdoms and Empires; The Mauryan Empire; The Deccan and the South

The Classical Age: Gupta and Harsha; The Southern Rivals
The Delhi Sultanate: The Coming of Islam; Southern Dynasties

The Mughal Era: The Mughals; The Marathas; The Sikhs; The Coming of the Europeans

Bibliography

Chronology

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