The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 18
... capital of the mighty Mauryas by a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta . The Mauryan capital was founded in the fifth century before Christ , at the confluence of the Ganges and the Son , on the site of modern Patna and ...
... capital of the mighty Mauryas by a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta . The Mauryan capital was founded in the fifth century before Christ , at the confluence of the Ganges and the Son , on the site of modern Patna and ...
Page 152
... capital , and the four under the entrance gallery differ considerably from those at the sides . The sculptures on the capital supply the place usually occupied by frieze and cornice in Grecian architecture " ( Fergusson . I. p . 145 ) ...
... capital , and the four under the entrance gallery differ considerably from those at the sides . The sculptures on the capital supply the place usually occupied by frieze and cornice in Grecian architecture " ( Fergusson . I. p . 145 ) ...
Page 232
... Capital , 4 ; Royal Palace of , 24 ; 147. See Nalanda , Magadha , University , Megasthenes , Chandragupta Maurya . Patanjali , Grammarian , 79 ; 105 ; author of Yoga Sutra , 104 . Patiala , State of , 10 . Pathans , Neighbours , 5-7 ...
... Capital , 4 ; Royal Palace of , 24 ; 147. See Nalanda , Magadha , University , Megasthenes , Chandragupta Maurya . Patanjali , Grammarian , 79 ; 105 ; author of Yoga Sutra , 104 . Patiala , State of , 10 . Pathans , Neighbours , 5-7 ...
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