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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF VIDARBHA

By :- Reshma Sawant

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Pages: xx+204

Format: HB

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-421-1

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 28cm

Product Year: 2012

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From the archaeological point of view, Vidarbha, which lies in the extreme eastern part of Maharashtra, is distinct and rich, as there are enough evidences of proto-historic human settlements dating back to the chalcolithic period, around the first millennium bce. Keeping this in view, the present volume has attempted to showcase an archaeo-historical profile of the region, ranging from the 6th century bce to the 5th-6th century ce. The book endeavours to understand the Early Iron Age ? Early Historic developments that took place in the region of Vidarbha. The aim of this book is to illuminate the historical archaeology of the region by studying the available archaeological, numismatic, epigraphic and literary data. An earnest effort has been made to provide an updated profile in the light of recent excavations and related works conducted thereafter. The book proposes for the first time the relationship between A?maka Mah?janapada and early Iron Age Culture in Vidarbha. The author has also critically examined the Mauryan sphere of influence in the region. She has used unpublished numismatic data from the excavated site of Bhon for the reconstruction of the regional history. The volume re-examines various stages of history of the region from early state formation to de-urbanization during the S?tav?hana and V?k??aka periods. In general, a serious attempt has been made to place Vidarbha in the cultural map of India during the early period and its importance in the process of state formation in the Deccan. The scholars interested in the study of historical archaeology of the Deccan in general, and the Vidarbha region in particular, will get fresh insights from this book, as it is an important milestone in the use of archaeo-historical approach in reconstructing the cultural history of a region.

Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgement xiii Abbreviations xv List of Illustrations xvii 1. Introduction 1 2. Vidarbha: Present and Past 10 3. ?Early State? Formation Process: The Early Iron Age of Vidarbha and the A?smaka 17 4. Sphere of Influence: The Mauryas 51 5. Period of Decentralization: The Pre-S?atav?ahana Rulers 64 6. Sphere of Nominal Dominance: The S?atav?ahanas 85 7. Proto-Feudal Phase: The V?ak?a.taka 104 8. State Formation in Vidarbha: A Preliminary Approach 132 9. Epilogue 160 Appendices 167 I. Brick Dimensions of Different Periods and Sites in Maharashtra 167 II. Royal Genealogies of Y?adava and Ayodhya (After Pargiter 1922) 169 III. Early Historic Sites Yielding So-called ?Head Scratchers? in the Indian Subcontinent 172 IV. Details of Decorated Legged Querns from Excavated Sites 177 V. Chronology and Genealogy of the S?atav?ahanas 180 VI. Chronology and Genealogy of the V?ak?a.takas 181 VII. Royal Women from Vidarbha Described in Ancient Indian Literature 182 Bibliography 185 Index 195

Reshma Sawant is an archaeologist specializing in Historical Archaeology. She has a master's degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from Deccan College, Pune and won Prof. H.D. Sankalia Memorial Gold Medal for standing first is M.A. (2001). She has also received Prof. H.D. Sankalia Young Archaeologist Award (2003). She completed her doctoral dissertation in 2006 from Deccan College, Pune. She has participated in various excavations. In addition, she is co-editor (along with K. Paddayya, P. Joglekar and K.K. Basa) of the Sankalia Birth Centenary Volume entitled Recent Research Trends in South Asian Archaeology published in 2009. Dr. Reshma is specifically interested in Historical Archaeology, particularly that of Deccan and its various theoretical aspects such as state formation process and related problems. She is presently working as ICHR post-doctoral fellow at Deccan College.

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