Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture - North and South India
author: Michael W. Meister
edition: 1986, American Institute of Indian Studies
pages: 6147
Topic: History
Chapter 64 - Northwest Frontier and West Panjab: Local Dynasties
This chapter describes Northwest Frontier and West Panjab: Local Dynasties located on page 363 in the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture (North and South India) compiled by Michael W. Meister, George Michell and M. A. Dhaky. These books deal with Indian temples from the early centuries. South India developed the Dravidian style while North India expressed symbolic experimentation of the divine manifestation.
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A Historical Study of Kaushambi [by Nirja Sharma]
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Temples in and around Madurantakam [by B. Mekala]
When Mahendravarman came to power, the other equally formidable dynasties ruling in other parts of South India were the Pandyas and the Chalukyas. Though Mahendravarman was successful in keeping Tiruchirappalli, as the southern frontier of his empire, the northern frontier of the Pallava kingdom hitherto extended up to the river Krishna was pushed to the south of the river by the incursion of the Chalukyas, the greatest toes of the Pallavas....
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Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) [by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya]
Power and glory of the Tibetan empire was at its zenith in 7th and 8th century, when the Tibetan army marched into the Chinese frontier in the East, India and Nepal in the south, Uyghur in the north and went far into the Oxus River in the west. Scientists have said that human civilization existed in Tibet as far as 12,000 years back, and implements and tools found in the regions are said to date back to some 8000 years123....
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