ravichaudhary
September 23rd, 2003, 02:40 AM
Dr. Kalyanraman has drawn our attention to a scholarly article by Dr Sundara.
The articles questions the established dates of the Ashok Maurya, and (naturally the Maurya Dynasty).
The Maurya dynasty is conventionally dated, about 320 BCE, about the date of the Invasion of Alexander.
Else where, many including me, have been questioning the equivalence of Sandrokottus = Chandragupta, for prima facie it does appear more than a little difficult to derive the latter from the former.
And according to many historians, Chandra Gupta is actually Chandra – Gut. and they are jats.
According to this article, the dates for the Mauryas would be pushed back to 1200 BCE
> Ditto for the Brahmi writing script.
This would also mean there was no long break from the Harappa Civilization, but rather a continuous evolution.
The file is uploaded in the files section as a file titled: see msg 929
The Traditional Date Of Asoka Maurya
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/message/930
Ravi
A version of this paper appeared in the last but one issue of Puratattva. In my view, this is a major contribution to our understanding of the chronology of Bharatiya Itiha_sa. Dr. Adiga Sundara was the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Indian History in Karnataka University, Dharwar.
Kalyanaraman
The Traditional Date Of Asoka Maurya : Archaeological Evidences In
Karnataka : A Consideration
A.Sundara*
The articles questions the established dates of the Ashok Maurya, and (naturally the Maurya Dynasty).
The Maurya dynasty is conventionally dated, about 320 BCE, about the date of the Invasion of Alexander.
Else where, many including me, have been questioning the equivalence of Sandrokottus = Chandragupta, for prima facie it does appear more than a little difficult to derive the latter from the former.
And according to many historians, Chandra Gupta is actually Chandra – Gut. and they are jats.
According to this article, the dates for the Mauryas would be pushed back to 1200 BCE
> Ditto for the Brahmi writing script.
This would also mean there was no long break from the Harappa Civilization, but rather a continuous evolution.
The file is uploaded in the files section as a file titled: see msg 929
The Traditional Date Of Asoka Maurya
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/message/930
Ravi
A version of this paper appeared in the last but one issue of Puratattva. In my view, this is a major contribution to our understanding of the chronology of Bharatiya Itiha_sa. Dr. Adiga Sundara was the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Indian History in Karnataka University, Dharwar.
Kalyanaraman
The Traditional Date Of Asoka Maurya : Archaeological Evidences In
Karnataka : A Consideration
A.Sundara*