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The Hindus of Hindustan: A Civilizational Journey

Author :  Meenakshi Jain

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Country
India
Publisher
Aryan Books International, New Delhi
ISBN 9788173056819
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2023
Bib. Info xii,318 p.;ills.23 cm. Includes Index.
Product Weight 620 gms.
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The Travel Accounts of Andhradesa from A.D. 1295- 1831A.D. provides history of the three Telugu speaking geographical regions namely Coastal Andhra or Northern Circars, Rayalaseem or Ceded Districts and Telangana or Nizam territory are traditionally known as Andhradesa. Between 1295 and 1831 A.D. the conditions of Andhradesa had been elucidated by travellers in their accounts. The writings of the travellers were the main sources of information in this period of the region as the number of inscriptions were dwindling in the wake of disappearance of strong native aristocracies. Generally historians opine that the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were regarded as dark ages. The end medieval time and early modern period was known as transitional period because of non-availability of sources or information relating to society. During this period native kingdoms were almost disappeared or subordinated by the effect of the policy of Imperialism and colonial expansion of the Europeans that ultimately resulted in abandoning of the practice of incising inscriptions. But fortunately during this period many Europeans travellers toured India and vividly described the social, economic, religious and cultural conditions of this land. These travellers' records were used for not only throw considerable light on the 'so called' dark ages but also filled the relevant gaps

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