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100 _aAtkinson, Edwin T.
_981997
245 0 _aHimalayan gazetteer or the Himalayan districts of the North Western province of India in Vols. 3 (6 Parts). Vol.2. Pt.1-2.
_hGazetteer
260 _aDelhi
_bLow Price Pub.
_c2002
300 _axii,964p.
505 _aVOL. IIPART I CHAPTER I ZOOLOGY (Vertebrata.) MAMMALS : Domestic Cattle : Sheep : Shawl-wool: References.Tibetan Fauna. Birds : References. Reptiles : References. Fishes : References, 1-86 References.... .. .. .. .. 44,72,78,86 CHAPTER II ZOOLOGY (Invertebmta.) Land and fresh water shells. Archnida. Insects. Coleoptera. Orthoptera. Hemiptera. Neuroptera. Lepidoptera. Hymenoptera, Diptera, Myriapoda. References at the end of each section. .. .. .. 87-266 CHAPTER III HISTORY Law of distribution, Khasas. Bhotiyas. Immigrants. Sources of information. Vaidik geography. Vaidik ethnography. Aryas and Dasyus. Itihasa period. Nagas on the Jumna. Pandavas retire to the Himalaya. Manu. Allusions to Badari in the sacred texts. Pauranik period. Discovery of Kailas. The Puranas. The fashioning of the earth. Meru. Boundaries of Meru. Local geography in the Brahmanda and Vayu Puranas. The Manasa-khanda of the Skanda Purana. The Kedara-khanda .. 267-350 CHAPTER IV HISTORY -(Contd.) Asoka's edicts in Dehra Dun : Pliny, Ptolemy. Pauranik ethnography. Identi fication of the names of countries and races. Mahabharata : Summary : Kiratas. Rajya-Kiratas : Customs of the Rajis : Bhotiyas : Doms : Tharus : Bhuksas : Sakas : Nagas. Nagas in Nepal and Kumaon : Khasas : Khasiyas are Hindus : Kators of Kabul. Sakas of Kabul : Greco-Baktrian kings of Kabul. Brief sketch of Baktrian history. Euthydemus. Dates on Bak- trian coins. Successors of Eukratides. Decline of the Greek power. Yavanas in the Hindu records. Bakrita. Chinese annale. Geography according to the Chinese records. Kadphises and Kanerki. Vikrama and Saka eras. Legends. The nine gems. Abu Rihan Al Biruni. Observations on Al Biruni's account. Chronicles of Kashmir. Early use of the Saka era. The origin of the Vikrama era. Further history of the Yueh-ti. Hwen Thsang. Musalman historians. Modern inhabitants of the tract between the Hindu-kush and the Indus. Conclusions.. 351-442 CHAPTER V HISTORY - (Contd.) Early history from local sources. Garhwal Rajas. Hwen Thsang. Brahmapura Tradition regarding Lakhanpur. The golden land. The colonisation of Juhar. The Amazonian Kingdom. Tibet from Chinese sources. Govisana. Annihilation of Buddhism. Sankara Acharya. Sankara in Nepal. Katy uris or Katyuras. Karttikeyapura. Inscriptions. Pandukeswar plates. Second series of Rajas. Facsimile of one of the plates. The Kumaon and Pala plates. Localities. Countries conquered. Bhagalpur plate. Tibetan records. Sarnath inscription. Pala dates. Decline of the Katyuris. 413-496
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