Articles on Ancient Indian Political
Catalogue of the Coins of the Naga Kings of Padmavati (Review)
By Dineshchandra Sircar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958
This review deals with Dr H.V. Trivedi’s 'Catalogue of the Coins of the Nāga Kings of Padmāvatī'. The introduction summarises the history of the Nāga rulers and examines the types, legends and metrology of their coins. The book lists about 400 coins,…
Select Contents of Oriental Journals
The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
This article is a bibliography of selected contents from various Oriental journals, covering a wide array of subjects in Indology and Indian history. The main argument is not a singular thesis but rather a comprehensive survey of contemporary academic…
Aryavarta
By Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1949
The article analyses the historical concept of Aryavarta—the ‘Aryan land’—and its shifting boundaries. Drawing on Vedic texts, inscriptions and lexicographical works, the author explains that Aryavarta originally referred to the territory between the…