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Central India means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Cunningham’s Ancient Geography of IndiaCentral India comprised the whole of the Gangetic provinces from Thanesar to the head of the Delta, and from the Himalaya mountains to the banks of the Narbada.
According to Xuanzang (Hwen Thsang), in Central and Eastern India, the whole of the different states, from the famous city of Sthaneswara to the mouth of the Ganges, and from the Himalaya mountains to the banks of the Narbada and Mahanadi rivers, were subject to Harsha Varddhana, the great King of Kanoj. Jalandhara, the most easterly district of the Panjab, was also subject to him ; and it is highly probable that the ruler of Taki, or the plains of the Panjab, must likewise have been a dependent of Kanoj, as we are informed by the Chinese pilgrim that Harsha Varddhana advanced through his territory to the foot of the Kashmir hills, for the purpose of coercing the ruler of that country to deliver up to him a much-venerated tooth of Buddha.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Native Place of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works]
Date of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - Morality of the bhikṣu < [Section II.2 - Morality of the monastic or pravrajita]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
11. The river Narmadā and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 3 - Important trade routes of Vārāṇasī < [Conclusion]
Part 6 - Urban centres in South Bihar (c): Pāṭaliputra Circle < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]
Part 7 - Location and trade routes of the Vārāṇasī region < [Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre]
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