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THE BORDERLANDS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Baluchistan to the Patkai Range and Arakan Yoma

THE BORDERLANDS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Baluchistan to the Patkai Range and Arakan Yoma

By :- Dilip K. Chakrabarti

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Pages: xviii+232

Format: Hard Bound

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-594-2

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 28cm

Product Year: 2018

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This volume has sought to examine the basic elements of geographical, historical, economic and religious interactions between the accepted outer boundary line of the Indian  subcontinent  and  the  major geographical zones which lie outside it. The various boundary lines, which were drawn from time to time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to define the sub-continent in relation to its overland neighbours, were the products of the contemporary political circumstances and the consensus between the negotiating governments, but behind the apparent precision of these boundary lines lies hidden an interaction zone of what we may call 'borderlands', stretching from Baluchistan at one point and the Arakan Yoma hills at another.
The character of these borderlands varies from one geographical sector to another, depending on a host of circumstances such as their physical geography both inside and outside the boundary line they follow, the historical circumstances which have developed across the borders, and the trading and religious networks which have been woven across them. An awareness or examination of these issues will help us to  geopolitically  appreciate  how  the subcontinent has figured in the historical and  cultural  world  of  the  Asian  landmass.
The maritime aspects of this relationship are increasingly becoming matters of historical discussion under the garb of investigating the relationships between different participants in the trade of the Indian Ocean and the related world. As far as the overland links are concerned, this relationship has not yet strongly emerged as a field of historical-geographical study. It is far more than being a case of the study of geo-political factors which change both with technology and political circumstances. It is basically a question of feeling the historical pulse of a vast, diverse and yet in a sense interlinked arena. An understanding of these links may also help us to look critically at many general premises regarding the geography and history of the subcontinent, premises which have regrettably persisted for long without close examinations of the concerned ground realities. On a different level, the volume also offers a comprehensive view of the civilizational impact of the subcontinent  across  its  overland  limits.




  Preface  
  List of Maps
  Introduction 

PART I
ACROSS THE BALUCHI HILLS, THE HINDUKUSH AND THE KARAKORAM: CENTRAL ASIA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, BALUCHISTAN AND THE UPLANDS FROM PESHAWAR TO THE PAMIRS
 1. The Academic Context: The General Geographical and Historical Setting of Central Asia,  
  Iran and Afghanistan
   I. Central Asia 
   II. Iran 
   III. Afghanistan 
   IV. Observations 
 2. The Geographical and Historical Perspectives of Central Asia 
   I. Aspects of Central Asian Geography 
    I.1. The Eurasian Steppes 
    I.2. Geography of Mongolia 
    I.3. Geography of Kazakhstan 
    I.4. Geography of Uzbekistan 
    I.5. Geography of Tajikistan  
    I.6. Notes on the Pamir Mountains and Plateau, Kyrgyzstan and the Chinese  
        Province Xinjiang
    I.7. Geography of Turkmenistan 
    I.8. Rivers of Central Asia 
    I.9. Mountain Passes of Central Asia 
   II. Outline of the History and Archaeology of Central Asia 
 3. The Geographical and Historical Perspectives of Iran, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, and 
  the Uplands from Peshawar to the Pamir Plateau, along with a Note on the 
  Concerned Political Boundaries 
   I. Iran 
    I.1. Iranian Geography 
    I.2. Outline of Iranian History and Archaeology 
   II. Afghanistan 
    II.1. Afghan Geography 
    II.2. Outline of the Archaeology and History of Afghanistan 
   III. Baluchistan 
    III.1. Baluch Geography 
    III.2. Baluch Archaeology and History 
   IV. The Northwestern Frontier Region, from the Gomal Valley to Peshawar 
   V. From the Peshawar Area to Swat, Dir, Chitral, Gilgit and Hunza 
   VI. Ladakh 
   VII. Boundaries of Afghanistan and Related Issues 
   VIII. The Russo-Afghan Boundary  
   IX. Afganistan’s Boundary with Iran 
   X. Durand Line 
   XI. Afghanistan’s Boundary with China 
   XII. British Indian Baluchistan’s Boundary with Iran 
   XIIII. Observations 
 4. Buddhism in Central Asia 
   I. Introduction 
   II. Mark Aurel Stein’s Expeditions, 1900-01, 1906-08, 1913-16 
   III. The Implications of the Discoveries around the Rim of the Taklamakan Desert 
   IV. Buddhist Remains in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan 
   V. Observations 
 5. Indians as Traders in Central Asia 
   I. Introduction 
   II. Stephen Dale’s Documentation and analysis, 1600-1750 
   III. Scott Levi’s Analysis of the Indian Diaspora and Its Trade 
   IV. Studies by C. Markovits and Others 
PART II
LADAKH TO ARUNACHAL PRADESH
 6. Tibet in Relation to India from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh and the Issue of the  
  Boundaries Including the MacMahon Line
   I. Tibet: A General Introduction 
   II. An Outline History of Tibet 
   III. Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia 
   IV. Position of Tibet as a Trading Hub 
    IV.1. Tibet’s Trade with China 
   V. Sikkim, Bhutan, Cooch Behar, Bengal, Assam 
   VI. The Concerned Boundaries 
PART III
THE BORDER WITH MYANMAR
 7. Across the Patkai Range and Arakan Yoma: Myanmar 
   I. Introduction 
   II. Irrawaddy Valley down to the Delta 
    II.1. The Pyu Cities 
     II.1.1. Beikthano 
     II.1.2. Halin 
     II.1.3. Maingmaw (Mong Mao) 
     II.1.4. Binnaka 
     II.1.5. Srikshetra 
    II.2. The Cities of the Mon People 
    II.3. Observations 
   III. The Cities of Arakan — Dhanywadi and Vesali 
   IV. The Pagan Period 
   V. Observations 
    V.1. The Ahom Invasion of the Indian Northeast in 1228 and the Question of 
           Links between Yunnan, Upper Burma, Upper Assam and Manipur 
    V.2. The Boundary of East India with Myanmar 
PART IV
SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION
 8. Summary and Discussion 
   I. Introductory 
   II. Iran 
   III. Afghanistan 
   IV. Central Asia 
    IV.1. The Silk Road Network of Central Asia and Beyond 
   V. Indian Traders in Iran, Russia and Central Asia 
   VI. Spread of Buddhism 
   VII. Tibet 
   VIII. Myanmar 
   IX. The Boundaries 

  References 
  Index 


Dilip K Chakrabarti is Emeritus Professor of South Asian Archaeology, Cambridge University. He has also been associated with Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.

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