Indian Sub-Continent
Ancient civilizations which formed along the Sarasvati River, in the Indus Valley, the Dravidians, and the controversial Aryan Invasion.
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts
Susan Wise Bauer tells ancient (political) history as an entertainingly detailed story. Her approach to the civilizations of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China is unusual, because instead of covering one civilization through time, she shows what each was doing during a given period. It is a great read for people who want an overview of the entire "Old World".
Susan Wise Bauer tells ancient (political) history as an entertainingly detailed story. Her approach to the civilizations of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China is unusual, because instead of covering one civilization through time, she shows what each was doing during a given period. It is a great read for people who want an overview of the entire "Old World".
Climate of Pakistan
Geography of Pakistan from the Library of Congress.
Geography of Pakistan from the Library of Congress.
India - Gupta and Harsha
India - Gupta and Harsha. The Classical Age refers to the period when most of North India was reunited under the Gupta Empire (ca. A.D. 320-550).
India - Gupta and Harsha. The Classical Age refers to the period when most of North India was reunited under the Gupta Empire (ca. A.D. 320-550).
Harappan Culture
Harappan Culture refers to a period in the history of the Indian subcontinent when Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were major cities.
Harappan Culture refers to a period in the history of the Indian subcontinent when Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were major cities.
The Deccan and the South
The Deccan and the South. During the Kushana Dynasty, an indigenous power, the Satavahana Kingdom (first century B.C.-third century A.D.), rose in the Deccan in southern India.
The Deccan and the South. During the Kushana Dynasty, an indigenous power, the Satavahana Kingdom (first century B.C.-third century A.D.), rose in the Deccan in southern India.
Ancient Nepal, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
Ancient Nepal, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
Ancient Nepal, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
Nepal - Historical Setting of Nepal
Library of Congress entry on the historical setting of Nepal.
Library of Congress entry on the historical setting of Nepal.
India - Kingdoms and Empires of India
Kingdoms and Empires of India. Library of Congress study of the early kingdoms and empires of India.
Kingdoms and Empires of India. Library of Congress study of the early kingdoms and empires of India.
Harappan Culture
Harappan Culture article from Library of Congress Country Studies on India.
Harappan Culture article from Library of Congress Country Studies on India.
India - Historical Setting of India
Historical Setting of India. Library of Congress article on early India and its place in history.
Historical Setting of India. Library of Congress article on early India and its place in history.
Indus Valley Civilization
Ancient civilizations formed along the Sarasvati River in the Indus Valley before the controversial Aryan Invasion.
Ancient civilizations formed along the Sarasvati River in the Indus Valley before the controversial Aryan Invasion.
Balochistan Province Pakistan
Balochistan (Baluchistan) is the largest of four provinces in Pakistan and has been excavated recently revealing settlement in the third millennium B.C.
Balochistan (Baluchistan) is the largest of four provinces in Pakistan and has been excavated recently revealing settlement in the third millennium B.C.
Aryan Invasion Controversy
The early populations along the banks of the Sarasvati River included the Dravidians and the Aryans, but whether the Dravidians were indigenous and whether the Aryans overcame them is debated. Also resources on the differences between the Indus and Aryan-Vedic cultures.
The early populations along the banks of the Sarasvati River included the Dravidians and the Aryans, but whether the Dravidians were indigenous and whether the Aryans overcame them is debated. Also resources on the differences between the Indus and Aryan-Vedic cultures.
South Asian Writing
Ancient languages of the Sarasvati River area.
Ancient languages of the Sarasvati River area.
Plastic Surgery and Indian Medicine
Resources on the ancient doctors who perfected the technique of replacing noses with other facial tissue.
Resources on the ancient doctors who perfected the technique of replacing noses with other facial tissue.
Pakistan - Early Civilization in Pakistan
Early civilizations in Pakistan. Library of Congress article on the early civilizations in the region of Pakistan.
Early civilizations in Pakistan. Library of Congress article on the early civilizations in the region of Pakistan.
Ctesius - Greek Physician and Persian Historian - Ctesius
Ctesius was a Greek physician and historian who wrote 23 books on the history of Babylonia, Assyria, and the Persian Empire to 398 B.C. His sources were Persian archives. Based on what he heard at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/7, Ctesius wrote a history of India.
Ctesius was a Greek physician and historian who wrote 23 books on the history of Babylonia, Assyria, and the Persian Empire to 398 B.C. His sources were Persian archives. Based on what he heard at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/7, Ctesius wrote a history of India.
Porus
Porus, king of the area between the Hydaspes and the Acesines rivers, in India, met Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in June 326 B.C.
Porus, king of the area between the Hydaspes and the Acesines rivers, in India, met Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in June 326 B.C.