Historiography : Indian Tradition
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · History and Political Science
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What to Focus On
- Oral recitals preserved history in the ancient period.
- Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, Jain texts, Buddhist texts, and travelogues are important historical sources.
- Harappan writing existed by the third millennium B.C.E. or earlier, but the script remains undeciphered.
- Harshacharit is a biography of King Harsha.
- Rajtarangini is close to modern historiography in method.
- Kalhana used inscriptions, coins, monuments, dynastic records, and local traditions.
- Archaeology became a major method of studying history in the modern period.
- Sir Alexander Cunningham was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
- He supervised excavation of sites mentioned in Buddhist texts.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The Harappan seals are the earliest known written historical documents of India.
All inscriptions in ancient India were written only on rocks and pillars.
Sohagaura Copper-plate is mainly a political inscription about a king's conquest.
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Earliest written historical documents in India
Harappan seals and writing
Sources from the 1st century C.E.
What later inscriptions tell us
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