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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...Saka, fleeing before the Yueh-chi. They settled in the Cabul valley, Seistan (Sakastenej, and the lower Indus. By about 120 B. C. their leader Manes had established a kingdom at Cabul, subject to Parthia; his line was known as the 'Indo-Parthian," but his race was, roughly speaking, Scythian." Gradually the Yueh-chi pursued the Saka, first conquering Greek Bactria (they are referred to in this text, § 47, as the "very warlike nation of the Bactrians," living in the interior). Their king, Kadphises I, conquered Cashmere and the upper Indus; his son, Kadphises II, who acceded about 85 A. D., after a disastrous defeat at Kuche by the pursuer of the Yueh-chi, the Chinese conquering general Pan-Chao--about 90 A. D.--directed his armies southward and rapidly overran the Panjab and the lower Indus, and then reached the upper Ganges and interior points like Indore. Both races were called by the Sanscrit Min" or Scyths; the Periplus shows the Indo-Parthians ruling in the metropolis of Scythia," then at the apex of the Indus delta; showing their power v in the Kabul valley to have been broken already by the Yueh-chi or "Kushan" dynasty, but their subsequent complete conquest by the Yueh-chi had not yet been consummated. The political conditions described in the Periplus were probably those that followed the death of Gondophares, the last powerful IndoParthian ruler in the Panjab. This is supposed to have occurred about 51 A. D. After some years of anarchy and civil war, the Saka power was again consolidated under two lines of rulers; the "Northern Satraps" from the Indus to the Jumna, and the "Western Satraps" in Kathiawar, Gujarat and Malwa. Both these dynasties were at first tributary, and later subject to the Kushan power. More distant... Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 2 ... From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education. Turning points in history are not fixed. Overseas trade during the pharaonic period - Reshafim Ancient Egyptian overseas trade During three millennia of pharaonic history Egyptians traded goods with other countries while the Egyptian government tried to ... NOVA - Official Website Secrets of Ancient Navigators Secrets of Ancient Navigators. By Peter Tyson; Posted 10.06.98; NOVA; Oak and triple bronze must have girded the breast of him who first committed his frail bark to ... Periplus of the Erythraean Sea - Wikipedia The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea or Periplus of the Red Sea (Greek: Latin: Periplus Maris Erythraei) is ... 1 Nephi 18 Step By Step Through the Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 18:1 Curious Workmanship: The term "curious workmanship" (1 Nephi 18:1) was an idiom used to denote objects of unusual design and superior craftsmanship. Erythraean Sea - Wikipedia The Erythraean Sea (Greek: Erythra Thalassa "Red Sea") is the name in ancient cartography for a body of water located between the Horn ... Hindu Wisdom - Seafaring in Ancient India The Hindu Period in The Indian Ocean: A Naval Power. The spread of Hindu thought was an intellectual conquest not an exchange of ideas. The Far East counted for ... Le Priple de la mer rythre Wikipdia Le Priple de la Mer rouge ou Priple de la mer rythre (en grec polytonique : / Perplous ts ... A Boat Model and State Ritual in Eastern India - Perse A Boat Model and State Ritual in Eastern India. John Guy* New evidence has emerged for the types of riverine craft employed in medieval eastern India in the form of a ... Downloadable Books from Archeological Survey of India (ASI ... Scanned Books from Archaeological Survey of India asi.nic.in collection Digitized at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) These are current books ...
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