Saturday, August 6, 2011

Sources of Indian History From Foreign Authors

AuthorBookSubject
Magasthenes(G)IndicaAdministration,socio-economic conditions Mauryan India
Ptolemy(G)GeographyGeographical treatise on India in 2nd Century AD
Pliny(G)Naturakus HistoriaTrade relations b/w Rome & India 1 A.D.
Anonymous(G)Periplus of the Erythrean SeaPersonal voyage of Indian coasts 80 A.D.
Fa-Hien(C)Record of the Buddhist Countries Gupta Empire 5 A.D
Hiuen Tsang(C)Buddhist Records of the Western World Social, economic and religious conditions of India 5 & 7 A.D.
I-tsing(C)A record of the Buddhists religion as practised in India and Malay Archipelago. Gupta period under Sri Gupta 7 A.D.
Hwuili(C)Life of Hiuen TsangAccounts Hiuen Tsang's travel in India.

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