ABSTRACT

This Volume VII of eleven in a series on India: History, Economy and Society. Originally published in 1886, this book presents an account of India and its people, condensed from statistical surveys that initially were 128 volumes and 60,000 pages. Further shrunk into twelve volumes as the he Imperial Gazetteer of India, this single volume has the essence of the whole.

chapter I|42 pages

PHYSICAL ASPECTS

chapter II|10 pages

THE PEOPLE

chapter III|22 pages

THE NON-ARYAN RACES

chapter IV|57 pages

THE ARYANS IN ANCIENT INDIA

chapter V|31 pages

BUDDHISM IN INDIA (543 B.C. TO 1OOO A.D.)

chapter VI|11 pages

THE GREEKS IN INDIA (327 TO 161 B.C.)

chapter VIII|38 pages

RISE OF HINDUISM (750 TO 1520 A.D.)

chapter X|22 pages

EARLY MUHAMMADAN RULERS (711 TO 1526 A.D.)

chapter XI|27 pages

THE MUGHAL EMPIRE (1526 TO 1761 A.D.)

chapter XII|8 pages

THE MARATHA POWER (1634 TO 1818 A.D.)

chapter XIII|31 pages

THE INDIAN VERNACULARS AND THEIR LITERATURE

chapter XV|53 pages

HISTORY OF BRITISH RULE (1757 TO 1885 A.D.)

chapter XVI|51 pages

BRITISH ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA

chapter XVII|63 pages

AGRICULTURE AND PRODUCTS

chapter XVIII|10 pages

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

chapter XIX|43 pages

COMMERCE AND TRADE

chapter XX|20 pages

ARTS AND MANUFACTURES

chapter XXI|13 pages

MINES AND MINERALS

chapter XXII|10 pages

GEOLOGY OF INDIA

chapter XXIII|11 pages

METEOROLOGY OF INDIA

chapter XXIV|13 pages

ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY OF INDIA

chapter XXV|22 pages

VITAL STATISTICS OF INDIA