TY - BOOK AU - Avari,Burjor TI - India: the ancient past : a history of the Indian sub-continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200 SN - 9780415356169 (pbk.) : AV - DS451 .A87 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - India KW - History KW - 1000-1526 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-278) and index; Introduction -- From Africa to Mehrgarh : the early pre-history of India -- The Harappan Civilisation -- The Indo-Aryans in the Vedic Age -- Formative centuries of the pre-Mauryan era -- The paradox of Mauryan imperialism -- Diffusion and dynamism after the Mauryas -- Stability and change under the imperial Guptas -- The post-Gupta era and the rise of the south -- Regionalism and feudalism : Rajput, Pala and Rashtrakuta kingdoms -- Chola domination in the south and Turco-Afghan plunder in the north ER -