Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain

by Chirantani Das | 143,447 words

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Summary: This study focuses on human settlements in the context of geographical and socio- economic setting of early historic Gaṅgā plains.—We are trying to understand this process in relation to Rājagṛha and Vārāṇasī, two very important nodal centres of their respective very important mahājanapadas Magadha and Kāśī.

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Acknowledgements

. Part 1 - Introduction

. Part 2 - Urbanity Theories and the Early Indian Context

. Part 3 - Related works on our settlement zones

. Part 4 - Scope of our work

+ Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha

. Part 1 - The Nodal Points and Early Human Activities

. Part 2 - Beginning of Farming Settlements (South Bihar)

. Part 3 - Developments in the Iron-NBPW phase

. Part 4 - Agriculture in the NBPW phase

. Part 5 - Urban centres in South Bihar (a): Aṅga Circle

. Part 5 - Urban centres in South Bihar (b): Rajgir circle

. Part 6 - Urban centres in South Bihar (c): Pāṭaliputra Circle

. Part 7 - Urbanization in the South Bihar area

. Part 8 - Rājagṛha: The Nodal Centre on the Emergence

. Part 9 - Fortification (defence and fortification of Rājagṛha)

. Part 10 - Water-Drainage System (regarding Rājagṛha)

+ Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy

. Part 1 - Urban model of Rājagṛha

. Part 2 - Buildings of Rājagṛha

. Part 3 - Hinterland and population of Rājagṛha

. Part 4 - Distribution of population of Rājagṛha

. Part 5 - Rājagṛha as the supreme model of seat of administration

. Part 6 - Rājagṛha supreme seat (a): King Jarāsandha

. Part 7 - Rājagṛha supreme seat (b): King Bimbisāra

. Part 8 - Rājagṛha supreme seat (c): Jaina sources

. Part 9 - Rājagṛha at the cross-roads of religious affiliations

. Part 10 - Discovery of a Religious topography

. Part 11 - Archaeological surveys in and around Rajgir

+ Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement

. Part 1 - Growth of Monastic and academic Seat of Nalanda

. Part 2 - Surroundings of Nalanda

. Part 3 - Earliest archaeological evidence of Nalanda

. Part 4 - From Arama to Vihara

. Part 5 - Pre-Buddhist education and corporate character

. Part 6 - Archaeological Layout of the Monastic Site (of Nalanda)

. Part 7 - Nalanda’s Rise of a Multi-functional Nodal Centre

Chapter IV - Reviewing the Rājagṛha-Nālānda Zone

+ Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre

. Part 1 - Cultural back ground of Vārāṇasī as an emerging nodal centre

. Part 2 - A water centric growth of a nodal point: A case study of Vārāṇasī

. Part 3 - Rivers and other water sources of Vārāṇasī

. Part 4 - River and the topography of Vārāṇasī

. Part 5 - Minerals located near the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 6 - Agriculture of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 7 - Location and trade routes of the Vārāṇasī region

+ Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration

. Part 1 - Economic base for the growth of Vārāṇasī

. Part 2 - Neolithic-Chalcolithic material Culture of the Vindhya-middle Gaṅgā Plains

. Part 3 - Lithic industry of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 4 - Metal crafts of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 5 - Glass industry of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 6 - Handicrafts of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 7 - Ceramics and Pottery of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 8 - Trade network of the Vārāṇasī region

. Part 9 - Archaeological urban features of Vārāṇasī

. Part 10 - Cultural periods of Vārāṇasī

. Part 11 - Enclosure of the Settlement of Vārāṇasī

. Part 12 - House remains of Vārāṇasī

. Part 13 - Sanitary Devices of Vārāṇasī

. Part 14 - Streets of Vārāṇasī

. Part 15 - Commercial complex of Vārāṇasī

. Part 16 - Vārāṇasī from proto historic to historic context

+ Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre

. Part 1 - Position of Sārnāth at the physical and cultural periphery of Vārāṇasī

. Part 2 - Vārāṇasī-Sārnāth relation

. Part 3 - The Buddhist link of Sārnāth

. Part 4 - The Buddha’s arrival and the first sermon

. Part 5 - Growth of the Buddhist Order

. Part 6 - Growth of the clientele of early Buddhism

. Part 7 - The Buddha’s life and legend represented in Sārnāth art

. Part 8 - Layout of the Archeological site (of Sārnāth)

. Part 9 - Early history of excavation of the site at Sārnāth

. Part 10 - The monuments (The Dhamek Stūpa)

. Part 11 - Main Shrine of Sārnāth

. Part 12 - Apsidal Caitya (west of the Aśokan pillar)

. Part 13 - Monastery area (at Sārnāth)

. Part 14 - Dharmarājika stūpa

. Part 15 - Chaukhandi stūpa

+ Chapter VIII - Vārāṇasī–Sārnāth: Inter-Settlement Relations

. Part 1 - Cultural profile of Vārāṇasī-Sārnāth

. Part 2 - Crystallization and hierarchy of Vārāṇasī

. Part 3 - Status as the capital of the Kāśī mahājanapada

. Part 4 - Urban features of ancient Vārāṇasī

. Part 5 - Position of Sārnāth in relation to Vārāṇasī

. Part 1 - Growth of nodal points in the Middle Gaṅgā Plains

. Part 2 - Resource area of the Aṅga-Magadha region

. Part 3 - Important trade routes of Vārāṇasī

. Part 4 - Essentials of a city in the pre-modern context

. Part 5 - Internal specialisation and space use (of Vārāṇāsī and Rājagṛha)

. Part 6 - Demography (middle and lower Ganga plain)

. Part 7 - Functional role (of Rājagṛha and Vāraṇasī)

. Part 8 - Growth of Secondary Sites (Nālandā and Sārnāth)

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