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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 5 Through the Eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society Many foreign travellers visited India during medieval period. They came to India for several motives. Most of the travellers who came to India wrote their accounts. The accounts of these travellers dealt with various aspects. Some travellers accounts deal with the [...]
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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments In the reconstruction of the history of India from 600 BCE to 600 CE, the historians took the invaluable information from Buddhist, Jain and Brahmanical texts. Besides these texts, temples, stupas, monuments, etc also provide authentic information. The rulers of Bhopal, Shahjahan Begum [...]
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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 2 Kings, Farmers and Towns Early States and Economies After the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), many significant changes took place in the Indian subcontinent. Vedas (Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharveda) and other religious and literary works are an invaluable source to know the history of that period. In first [...]
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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 2 Kings, Farmers and Towns Early States and Economies After the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), many significant changes took place in the Indian subcontinent. Vedas (Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharveda) and other religious and literary works are an invaluable source to know the history of that period. In first [...]
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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation Harappan Civilisation is also known as Indus Valley Civilisation. It is the oldest Civilisation of India. There is no consensus about the chronology of the Harappan Civilisation. Various scholars have given different dates about this period. According to Sir John Marshall, “this [...]