Historiography : Indian Tradition — Chapter Summary
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · History and Political Science
Summary of Historiography : Indian Tradition for Maharashtra Board Class 10 History and Political Science. Notice how Indian history writing grew from.
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Overview
Notice how Indian history writing grew from oral memory to inscriptions, then to biographies, court histories, foreign accounts, colonial writing, and modern ideological schools.
Key Concepts
Early Indian memory of ancestors
Early Indian memory of ancestors, myths, and social changes was preserved through oral recitals. Harappan seals and artefacts show that writing was ma
From the 1st century C
From the 1st century C.E., inscriptions appeared on coins, metal images, sculptures, and copper plates. They give information about kings, dynasties,
This Mauryan
This Mauryan-period copper plate in Brahmi script records a royal order for careful distribution of grain stored in a granary, likely as a famine prec
Harshacharit by Banabhatta is King Harsha’s
Harshacharit by Banabhatta is King Harsha’s biography. It presents political, social, economic, religious, and cultural life during his time.
Kalhana wrote the history of Kashmir
Kalhana wrote the history of Kashmir in the 12th century C.E. after critically examining inscriptions, coins, monuments, dynastic records, and local t
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and development of Indian historiography
- Identify important sources of ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history
- Recognize the role of historians such as Kalhana, Barani, Babur, Abul Fazl, Rajwade, and others
- Compare colonial, oriental, nationalistic, Marxist, subaltern, and feminist approaches to history
- See how different historians and thinkers widened the scope of history writing
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