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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 November 2024. Indian historian (born 1931) Romila Thapar Thapar in 2016 Born (1931-11-30) 30 November 1931 (age 93) Lucknow, United Provinces, British India Alma mater Panjab University SOAS University of London (PhD) Occupation(s) Historian, Writer Known for Authoring books about Indian history ...
E. Sreedharan argues that, from the turn of the century until the 1960s, Indian historians were often motivated by Indian nationalism. [34] Peter Hardy notes that the majority of modern historical works on medieval India up until then were written by British and Hindu historians, whereas the work of modern Muslim historians was under ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... from the unique properties of wootz crucible steel from medieval south India and Sri ... Thapar, Romila (2004) [2002]. Early ...
The most hotly contested issue in the 1977 to 1979 controversy was the depiction of Mughal era (Muslim rule) India and the role of Islam in India. Romila Thapar's Medieval India was criticised for being too sympathetic to Muslim viewpoints and for showing too little enthusiasm for Hindu revivalism.
Historian Romila Thapar discusses the problem of associating "major lineages of the early tradition" with archaeological evidence (e.g. with Painted Grey Ware or Chalcolithic Black and Red Ware), understanding the Puranic genealogies as "records of a general pattern of settlements and migrations", rather than "factual information on history and ...
The Vaghela dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Gujarat in India in the 13th century CE, with their capital at Dholka. They were the last Hindu dynasty to rule Gujarat before the Muslim conquest of the region. Early members of the Vaghela family served the Chaulukya dynasty in the 12th century CE, and claimed to be a branch of that dynasty.
Richard Eaton, Sunil Kumar, Romila Thapar, Richard H. Davis and others argue that these iconoclastic actions were not primarily driven by religious zeal, but were politically strategic acts of destruction in that temples in medieval India were sites associated with sovereignty, royal power, money, and authority.
Romila Thapar notes that the list of other varṇas converted to Kṣatriya status through this process includes the Kaivarta. [7] The Sultanpur copperplate inscription of the 5th century brings to light the presence of Kaivartaśarman in the local assembly (adhikaraṇa) as a member of Kuṭumbin (peasant landholders) in Gupta Bengal. Swapna ...