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 138
... period , and that the cutting and polishing of hard stone in the fourth and fifth centuies B. C. had reached a level of technical accomplishment which was sustained in the Maurya period , but never afterwards surpassed . " The dominant ...
... period , and that the cutting and polishing of hard stone in the fourth and fifth centuies B. C. had reached a level of technical accomplishment which was sustained in the Maurya period , but never afterwards surpassed . " The dominant ...
Page 191
... period , and under the Buddhist influence , the " Legal rate of interest probably between 400 B. C. and 200 B. C. was five mashas a month for twenty Katiapanas . This is a rate of 18 per cent per annum , if we take 16 mashas to the ...
... period , and under the Buddhist influence , the " Legal rate of interest probably between 400 B. C. and 200 B. C. was five mashas a month for twenty Katiapanas . This is a rate of 18 per cent per annum , if we take 16 mashas to the ...
Page 191
... period . Along with the precious stones may also be mentioned pearls , which continued to be the staple of Indian trade in either direction , all through this period , pearl - fishing giving employment to as many as 60,000 people ...
... period . Along with the precious stones may also be mentioned pearls , which continued to be the staple of Indian trade in either direction , all through this period , pearl - fishing giving employment to as many as 60,000 people ...
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