{"product_id":"india-as-seen-by-early-muslim-chroniclers-idg522","title":"INDIA: As seen by Early Muslim Chroniclers","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDG522\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/book-author\/syed%20osman%20sher\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Syed Osman Sher\"\u003eSyed Osman Sher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/book-publisher\/regency%20publications\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"REGENCY PUBLICATIONS\"\u003eREGENCY PUBLICATIONS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2005\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e8189233122\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e324\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.0\" X 5.8\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eG.W.F Hegel says in History of \u003ci\u003e Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003e that the quest for India is a moving force of our whole history, and that since ancient times all nations have directed their wishes and desires to this miraculous country whose treasures they coveted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A New religion, Islam, had sprung up on the soil of Arbia in the 6th century. Its followers, with zeal and energy to burst forth over the surface of the earth, were no exception to the above. The neighboring India was thus destined to be one of their first footholds abroad. The first Muslim force reached India as early as A.D. 644, but finding the environ conquer it was made only in A.D. 711. In the twelfth century, however, the Muslims conquered the heartland of India and established themselves firmly in Delhi as the rulers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In the wake of this phenomenon we find a spate of travelers, courtiers, state chroniclers, and even emperors, who indulged themselves in history writing, a discipline that was not yet established as a well-defined brunch of social sciences in India. They have told us a lot about the physical features of the land, its seasons, flora and fauna, the people, their beliefs and ways of life, their customs and practices, etc. This book thus provides information about India and its habitants as seen from the eyes of those early Muslim chroniclers. Their accounts also give details of struggle for political power and court intrigues, battles and conquests, administrative policies and measures, etc. But as they do not form part of the present theme, hence not included here. This book may be considered as a history of the society and culture of India of that time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e It will be noticed that those Muslim historians could have written about the people and their beliefs in whatever manner they liked, misrepresenting the conquered people by the suppression of truth or by an extra emphasis on the shadier aspects of their social life. But, they did not look at the local people with contempt. Instead, the descriptions they make of the country and its people seem generally adoring. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSyed Osman Sher\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1935 in Bihar, a city in the state of Bihar, India. He received his Master's degree from Aligarh University, India, in 1955. During the long tenure as a civil servant he also served Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in Ankara as its Chief Secretary (Economics); United Nations as Consultant at Kenya; Commonwealth as Trade Policy Adviser in Mozambique; and SAARC as Planning Expert in the Maldives. He is settled in Canada since 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A large number of his essays on economic and social development problems have been published in journals and newspapers. He is the author of two books, \u003ci\u003e The Culture of Ancient Times (1999), \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e The culture of Tolerance: A Study of Indian History (2001).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ev\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCHAPTER ONE : \u003cb\u003eThe Land and its People\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCHAPTER TWO : \u003cb\u003eArrival of the Muslims\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCHAPTER THREE : \u003cb\u003eHistory writing in India\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCHAPTER FOUR : \u003cb\u003e Accounts of Muslim Chroniclers\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. The Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e Desire for Hindustan\u003cbr\u003eThe land\u003cbr\u003ePlaces and cities\u003cbr\u003eClimate and seasons\u003cbr\u003eRivers\u003cbr\u003eWater supply and Irrigation system\u003cbr\u003eAnimals\u003cbr\u003eTrees and fruits\u003cbr\u003eFlowers\u003cbr\u003eRevenue\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. The People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e98\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInhabitants \u003cbr\u003e Uniqueness of Hinduism \u003cbr\u003eState of knowledge and sciences\u003cbr\u003eAstronomy\u003cbr\u003eCaste system \u003cbr\u003e Manners\u003cbr\u003eDress\u003cbr\u003eFood\u003cbr\u003eLanguage\u003cbr\u003eNumbering and counting\u003cbr\u003eWeights and measures\u003cbr\u003eDays and hours\u003cbr\u003eMeasuring of distances\u003cbr\u003e Rajahs\u003cbr\u003e Yogis and saints\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e3. Religious Philosophy : God, Soul and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e145\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGod \u003cbr\u003eBrahma\u003cbr\u003eNarain\u003cbr\u003eDevas\u003cbr\u003eAccountability after death, soul and transmigration\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/article\/understanding-vedas\"\u003eVedas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRamayana\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/book\/Hindu\/mahabharata\"\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigin of the world and division of Ages\u003cbr\u003eShape of the world\u003cbr\u003eElements and matter\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e4. Beliefs and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e169\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIdol worship\u003cbr\u003eCow worship\u003cbr\u003eSun worship\u003cbr\u003eConcept of pure and polluted\u003cbr\u003eJauhar and self-immolation\u003cbr\u003eSati (widow burning)\u003cbr\u003eMarriage and co-habitation\u003cbr\u003ePolyandry\u003cbr\u003eBrothels, dancing girls and Devdasi system\u003cbr\u003eLicentiousness and Puritanism\u003cbr\u003eSuperstition\u003cbr\u003eJustice and honesty\u003cbr\u003eHospitality\u003cbr\u003eCharity \u003cbr\u003ePilgrimage\u003cbr\u003eFestivals\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e5. Miscellaneous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e201\u003c\/td\u003eAdam and Eve\u003cbr\u003eConstruction of ponds\u003cbr\u003eMode of conveyance\u003cbr\u003eElephant catching\u003cbr\u003eAcrobatics\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCHAPTER FIVE \u003cb\u003e: Appendices : Accounts of Some \u003cbr\u003e European Travellers of the 17th \u003cbr\u003eCentury \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e205\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to India\u003cbr\u003e2. Travernier's Travels in India Vol. 1 and 2, \u003cbr\u003e3. Travels in the Mogul Empire by Francois Bernier\u003cbr\u003e4. 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