Somanatha The Many Voices of a History

Name: Somanatha The Many Voices of a History
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ISBN: 9781844670208

ISBN-10: 1844670201

ISBN-13: 9781844670208

Edition: 2005

Authors: Romila Thapar

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Romila Thapar draws on local Sanskrit inscriptions, biographies of kings and merchants written from a Jaina perspective, epics of Rajput-Turkish relations and other neglected sources to present a fresh perspective on events surrounding Mahmud of Ghazni's raid on the temple of Somanatha in 1026.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 8/17/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 265
Size: 5.57" wide x 8.79" long x 1.07" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.




The context



The setting



The Turko - Persian narratives



Sanskrit inscriptions from Somanatha and its vicinity



Biographies, chronicles and epics



The perceptions of yet others



Colonial interpretations and nationalist reactions



Constructing memory, writing histories