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Interpreting the History of the Paramāras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2012

ARVIND K. SINGH
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The opening essay in this special issue by Daud Ali surveys the historiography of the medieval and touches on some of the key problems of interpretation and periodisation in Indian history. However, Ali's paper does not address the Paramāras of central India and their part in building a strong kingdom in the heart of the country for several centuries. Because an introduction to the dynasty's history is essential for situating the articles that follow, this paper will survey the leading role played by the Paramāras in the history of India over the four hundred years of their political existence. This paper also provides an opportunity to contextualise the three Royal Asiatic Society copper-plates of the Paramāra dynasty now kept in the British Museum; they are illustrated in the pages that follow (Figs 1–3).

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Research Article
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 13 - 28
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 2012

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