| Tople. oe see Davo | ASSIGNMENT FoR INTERNAL ASSESSIMIENT | NAME: Bata Banergee | Rote No. s PS 92 134 = | Course ; BA. (Hons), PoLiticaL scence CR: hi eh + saeco he Maing of its_Early Moclern History a | SEMESTER: Firge = a vi | QUESTION ; Critically, evaluate the. literary And anheoloycal eviclenor for _Indraprastha —INTRODUCTION Delhi aS we alt prow is Ore of dhe Jonges- Serving apitole amd perhaps {era of tha plelict jrhabted cifeh yr the suplld , Abthough thoye 4 Wether eer og Delhi's amciort shitter , thor Ane henying Abs foc thot i+ Ot Am _impole yoliticad Contre cob Ore ak [uhh pucy built clestroyed Ang Wbbuilt covert Himes Resides dhe city's LAMMense impertanee Chm fiom Bs fat thot JA bor Lion An important Luv bm Cintra gol Lo Long finciont pilgrimage places abamdloned cobitt a Duge smsclioucl smotrepolis a coloniok capital Ard _Lirhim a! Latllemerts On Pherrpove Cortcived iwitrin oo quickly Sifamating, armel _| Chonging gnbdern city j = SOURCES FoR THe STuoyY of DELMI's PAST. 4 Dathi has bton the Cite of puma Settlement fem prehistoric hig 1 Adthdugh cone 1206 bolomging, de there _tirmag Aawe tte _pptimd at Abe Doth Cowerod plait ae Del porticutarky dn the Yocky ctratchss 4 i ide and from Arongpiy a Faridabad mp Spilrtab (sraine of Like pubictoric: puopls ave berm tndarthed ce far. Unpottunately Muth Con 00 _prbilin apeut dhe propictorie Het in Detht fbr the aucilonte orchasetogicat Duiclince . instar, Soke 1 1 Me ot rh [near Nareta in Nosth ethi) Mandel: (rear None Nagari in Jott Det’) pte told i about Lor, ole - histovie rants yp i _(2giern Revictee 5 dhs Archasolegiad Quidonee of Delhi's put Lilfirs 4rbr _Aneth er | anoges Limitahon. it. dhe olitailed Amel Compitr roperte of mort of dhe Acauckeh Sitx4 hous mot bite purbbithscl FX Example pus ot Orne io ite OreTopic }—|aarried put hee sn ASS 190% reer —__| dhe Complite Purana (pile cypout is glide Anpubliched. rel fuer 2.00 years Eacouahong sere ee dato. tue tind fe Coby om the vt _fiteroturs fot jngo\maren cagarding Dithis Barby history .Hewoner 104 date of thay of the +t4 Ore pmontain dnl fhe supplenobion Pray _| ——_|gitun ee Jat prude (boble puidines Cam be gltoned feb thom titer, —)._ _Diecing together the guidlines from ftone tooth ancient syngumole _pobiery, Anonavenints — Séulpbatie Jiteroturs and Joeal traditieng historian Upinds [Singh ae Aor wine “ Ancient Quihi" hos ably traced Ars pistory of i_frim dha Sena figo do dhe firnits of dhe Rogpute _ According Schelor tor, (+61. On tran lmatteh Loco Ligenctt and taditOrd which Ors (oeo\cead pot > Ausitln tle but a2 feblutive nemony " Te Dhyject pogaphy of Dulhi agin yn ameient times se GHA ebsaura ft us de brow thot phe Cottiemoerts 1m the Nolhi Orso suere old Will Corrected putt pther amcient Settlimamir of. morte Prcbio- Such o¢ Uibe . Mathura ue Varanor ShreVOSi Ord Korbel tho Alp of the time tricks route of the carly N6toricak porise nck the phi Megas: te wecter aa the form of. the river Yapuino Dd Atte Citey'S Strotegie Docakion om the olcl trade route pebped the Co ltmonby oh Delhi te _fpouri.th , S| Bes || Leet = ————— —] _|THE Earuest Settrement Under The Name OF TinpRapRastHA _ Det is_strategieaily. placid on dha a yer, tn & bread corridos, [between te mdintaint ame the alrurt Hrrouh uhich traffic bebuleen so ———] ucre_the Cité of Sua. the Cty 's tare yillages See duidinee indicnty phat the Delhi (gion boy been populated nicareaa pls ay Howe 5 =H Samples ftore age artipighy hatte boeim dlitcouirad. iene Spee dtd Io te te pate ioe {Bhaiy Civiliration) peried shot cloty Ae dhe pmiddle af the Soceme swillén mite CE. Re iver Yamuna of dhe utmost” wmppitance 40 fe Luly of : IDuthi's Ancient past Extensive excavateny done bu dhe Sonal —____|Carvey _ Of Trcdio po veotd Six paliechannele ef the river YOnuma. fRe_yiver Yanuima i Mrther prin a4 G2 _wnigrating river 06 ¢@mrp Ero-mentae river Gt ig palionad phat dhs Fiver Ores fiputed inte Sarapuck Laby 04 a rile of tectonic smenumunts ik bapt 7 {Sarajuoh Ancl btgan de flow Lor susntunlly Aeining Garg, Aipprenimnataly, 4 000 years age Yamuna began smeuing pastiuord .) a At plpuied through the pilteckt fo dhe (out of debi aru Gciert ynpurcty fecoled > dhe vitinity of the ld Gnd mew harry fe the. river Yamunc mrark the ancient cel limints farce hee. aplomb V and V Ler Yamuna pincatic thewlanels of {tone _feott. Further tecavahiong alte ari Quy Mage of py odluction dating Hs _Hareppan £10 yitlded fimthea artehackt uoste potenot Arnel (bre matevios at ’ * 4 Net Bolg river Yamuna , Lut Jathi Ridgs ae boy rich sedlegical history Mhémoy Led ar beet fracture fort Quartrite Cty : A Hister. the dk Rid: nine, ei Liner, 2] BFjaa | oh Dethi Ridgs . He crates “Fer tre Paleolithic iniumctambe of DeOh | Graton _tuotd pawe udd particular importance : Quortgite, Tid A Ah. Stone from which co _siriny foots ewer Cragted. (uartede cam we abundcimes throwh out Are Arawalli range , tuthich begine n_fujarat traedes all of Rorgjiistha. | anc onds juste [he Mdtw pulls Le the Neth Ridge quartzite 24 retistant fo e1efior And fo st LEmain _impptkart > amemy parts of dhe Orgs _inelueling the Ridge Bt guout name beim Oo laeacon 49° ary. trib" the _erigen 4 Delhi iy fost an molt antiquity Allo Delni is met the olde mame fh the Htun shak pit came pnt Buistonce the fivie cite Dethi is belied 40 be Lnarynk 0 Prolrapraga a uty fet -pel_Gaclt According 40 bgtrcl dhe +Olur Leh Ladlrapraioa ses ——_|Cftabbithed Sy Yudhishtarn. Te tos ale calla 04 ik Lpobed Like | Amavati, the clpitel of Snda This wfmd Jean te Chie wahobaota % Purottamar Chiep. of, utes Gt duos aly Rubllin duving Hur pened _| sede He abetic_aimt_ 4S lbs, rt — —___| dhanda NEPIOSHO. dbs ai it Quting dt brigin 10 the fers an + ab ome Ie bs tttablined Ge wor ther too Hot Yagi the On og Privuddbe , tuoed initia o4 te bing of Yadawor. The ater history of —____| the city is O66cura though {Is name Tretrog rot Cur uivedt Tndrapasta is ale mentioned 01 "Drdapatio” of ' Lndapattare” Pasi - itt tlt yuheve ik J dleteribed OF the @pitad of the Kuru Kugler. The Purana Gila s« swidleby belseveol te bom dm the Site pf old Tholin.pialtra Homever there 1 tack of amg pencluyive Justemicat guictomes tm His rhgart. ‘he “Purona Qilo 16 an impotent cite" Says CUpinedot Singh She _findtt At plausible Hot “frdotara' porhly Cbrived from. the fro-knt fem " Prde.batta Lich find ronhom a Prolemy's eogmphy davcl s (Aik bo be (se| Bans) S|— |, Ake vemaine op the fabled city Ore yk to be fbeincl, Topic____ ee [prebabiy in dhe viclndy of Debri wut4 Abe Sarre Ap —— |Howeusr dotpite Ake finds of Lore edd pieces of dhe pobiery | tpre Lanta, the PGW culture “pk the _purona Qula it Commit be | Lomeluyively prowec to be the tite of, Popabjavete's Tdreprasko Archacategicat survely sere Carried Out ot foe Pivann Bite gn 1954 - WASS | petuurn (044 nel [943 angl Doi8-ly Archavolagival cling AQque fulinCOuCreck Structures fvom the Carheyt pistorical fined. tb Out the Bick Condeny BC Omani. freroulsgy taucoly drat people Lived O —_ > oth srudbih Oc! _fyrigh prith poule ond Aad Ybalomobty lt EE 0 Heh ferid 6, apis re Cra. abs teh On Me gluullirgy ring Coritrugted ae 0. Limiter fashion Gonch bee gus Ke ule. the cite wing drbosited perhoph tunbid Humoyuins Dimpanch | duce butt fhéve : Archactpgist BR Lo Chnductid ¢ twiok Secauokion at Purana Gite. she Corterted Cite af Turalrapraitha sn Ores 40 cbotermine the Ogs of the Site 4 dlotevmine suhether st wet arporioked uslh the Mahobbarota. Te.) WASh- SS Cascions yeusaled pollery of fhe fainkeck Gray Wate. (Paw) Ae £600 Bee, Nértnern, Beck Pobitned bus [¢ho0-200 Bee) _ re 6.600 BCE N&r Hem 00-200 BCE Shumga. anch Kuthan Empire sperisol. The oldect ortegact umeaythedl wus, o Painted Cray Ware Vessel dating. bask $0 Cibuind | 000 RCE. the Xcavabons 1969 nel (910 uncovered NoAtwHr Birch Polithed Wate from phe fst [thrived contury RCE Tn Conta 40 jhe Asp yipliO~ eof MOhabhayata mo Cttuckurot remain fo the Tndllopyartta . barn isteuered (se[ ani] 6 eee ew -Yphe Data Tas sian abo, Abe LIS4= [ASS Sesiong rautalecl apatlery. % _| ranted vey Lune (bapore ¢ 6o0 RCO, Novihern Reach Polichect ewe _ 4 LE. 600200 Ree), Grunge. ane. Mash Empire penods . Tnkerestengly , fat 064 = 1B Setseond And dhe Cudreguiint Areaucstiong at the site He Bek Ne tag, VIC Suuaeighar failed de peach Aha Pos Levatg slower ef COntMUBUnd —_BECEspreiOm_ from 2 N BPW peried Je the Cinteny hat bein fdtinel. The Maurya — perio Coltt mint givkdect fared Qh amet _euntlle camel — clawshous brick dered, wells figurines. era cotta OO ($One_Cayyin. Oo Sa eat MMO Amel » | Lappor cairn Gimile grag sare Aavel imple red tore belmging fe a __ | fis = Maurya tr ebkltmint tuners Ali find Caggesing thot Here faurcet Auris Gotlemrints ge Delhe tm tre Hime of the 16 [Mahaganapady, DC Soway, om dhe Basis of dm Amadis of O. Sona Carving fpeinat fur the Neh arto at Gincworpuys duhich racerels the Vetgm tf tho Maur vyores Ashoka belieued Tndvaprartia par a Lignficant | Cbg tr dhe Mawagan sper iact 7 = | theese care a mumber of Literary raferoncere te the Sci ptenes a“ — —aAb Hats Auth cat cates And pr dhe _piteverrs Wen yee fblind am the Ci xteenth Chmcbenrag. Lordy snodern Source, Qinni- aes stil ttin by Abul fort indicated thot Neth utd prigively Broun os "Pra rorpat” . Hurmoyen recon ctract ech fhe Dndrapet Citacet ang’ renamed s¢ "Qin fanak!’ Chamt—) Sirag hin _fowod.’ Chorrt 1 Sirag. A, 2 larnikh Firma Shak: dat Tndtepvaste snag tho Lin trottin ao fargana , A 14 ta - Comturag reclicuat Linseniphion cle(COugrect ue Aho lect pelhe village Narairo _ orimtiong _ Hat the Village i¢ decaled fe the lueit Dirck prastea Apter | per dalining jhe Alvanwdba — Yudhishtiia pou Ahe O4lohOng Into de Sacrifice fire ot wigambedh , A Site Located gm dhe oithe Yamuna, Tt ic bro» Hat Yudfuthtiva guos pt pon sibte fos the consintion of tha tli Chal: orp ag Dots Tr _Luslehtt Talo / Tote Trdroprartia a clescribec % belonging do Yudhishtive. Cotra | the Clim 0s Gotve of Yudhichtiva , Cmott Scole Scecmpnent Conoliuctee _| tre _archacotog(ts @.Glat tr Clpat Ore of ths five villages Clundncled oy dhe PAnclauay umcoueved PAW and NQPW _Lousht aaeemnermal the site's it he fur %. Brdia _ Abtrandie Cymningham irked Pravapyaso. py dhe ‘Bodvapot' gx Proternp's g.cogtephy s Tus Chains mac petuem 184% and 14So vegarding bbe Ongin of Deth: Hanipormsd the argh ob Dra raprastc. inte _histovg _ €xports } ctor’ oth 44 Ael Oy ” ents Buhhove our guicts ynacds He Jnibiah clacm. Rote of thete Grup. Luggeshed | Hoot Lact tatton puns the prigin op Dethé he Second Clarion Hot the Pur Yr te 6% Gntur- Dusit On tp of Be Aretert but Anuisible city of Pndvapre ster. Lob lg anc torly 19% eyurg piegraphies of Humisyym's Conk omporarirs Dikerte Hot he buite his port Ouer the (wiht Log Ghatepravtha. > our teeing gainet Cbniiclerekte mbminktym. Put Fares frag nism ple Ain-i- Abbari’ sprbuiles. the LArMiere pyihince ph Ahs_phinirenin, Tnaole gists sretuding Wiliam Soret supported their arguments. Wliteia Beret pe - Condureg, pit. cant ci on > the Wiahe Sodety _ g Ampliek ot DVG-'$ _pomer, it Lmignoted to ‘India Arol pounctcl the ancient Clin of Ayedhge Cord Lehre pias on. TH is nobrwortry tot he fuutt Morti@nel Ae , Cities ue put 4 cbinkifiying, their Locod ong.Topi Dato ——__|Psor—us Lamagi (Be Legooy of Hever 12S) ty Lyed pre __ Lhom Sug Ganhates dha Buittenea of Prckra prove. _duaithin kha presank— | day Dethi berets According to Mm. ,\Lddldiintwa foumeled. - Buclrapyarto 4 I4So RCE but he tule fier Haskmop are, = ——jDuthyausno mowed. tha capifar of Ahe_leuins from Ha strcpur de — TrdtaprapWa on [212 B66 due fo dhe ising ote Lowel 1 Abe [.omger eel ht i i Ai 1a_(@mares' 04 dhe Location of Gndvap yacta. Syed. Ahned. khan ascry Hor whit (Orclusiong Gre Lupportek Say ferapt of Duikence fii tbe Mohobharate, Sakgaranopa, Arm = Aebsri (ond the ik. Tecrsnt Aintong others, “te Gddition fe elim te Rome jisceuered c Parnctave— ra brick yi HatWnapare. nel vomorbed phat Ciirtlar bricks debs | diccoucred 1 yariguy Lec otiong proud Delhi The mort urbebiecitle land tmepected fact ii that he dated She fecpuertd bbbeh be: 260% eee Cin though the tlchnelogy Quoilable OF the fra olicl mot allow fel_tuch prsciss. doling Bn Abe dlrs Asot polloused Lk snsors _ clkermined Ahot 7 60% BCE fou nitnin Hhe Havappor Civilizations Kenn efrtma. Orch met dhe pple ported hergpore Syed Ahmed behon's Clisyt Com lat _ainterpratech 0 Gn. oMimyt po sMprest Europsona Uns fe Lby Scholarship and prdutadge pf Jolin. ute Th addition 2 rue pave plasired O. pouibe Us He Archafhegical Seuiety And — purl yecogrthion. Houseuer Lyd Ahmad Idran's chasms yuers the five cep ir bringing, Trdvapraptios hetevic tte on Guos: —hiltoncot and geovi- Suienbifre Heal. Gypek Ahmed ham prBurcticl actolibiornck Luppxt pet tha Ainstion pf Tnchia history snte Hinel Aone Duthie pros fel He Anevent pint the ge Precbin intewardion fo} Aho Mecleucst fast And the Arwival of J Deitch OF ths shart 4 moaning. treroby Aerating lheTopig_____ pate - 7 E J jre_-poneclixabien of Pncbon hitters Om dhs basis of obigro. fat | is me Longs tenchle ConcLu sion _ A Series of +etuak rppebiiona introduces the utbar clamour 4 Prcigpragho. ancient Delhi te jhe biter? ato. Tncteprastes -uistence uns Minto Cértain Grawites uy ite nontion vm Odminictolive Spaey buch O4 histouy best Archasle. Lo) Cdk _srweirnd . Trdbropryta's Solus 04 Ancient delhi ut Lupportect. Loy. ._Vorieky of Aiterorag and Arscriphonck Duidime and brdught ‘ A Se repo Om ie pra e [arab (onbustel — istoviang authors four Quiclis _ bibggere And ther (pmmbrits , despite the faeh Af Ouchasolegicet Quricbhree Crd dain Hh Ofpch ve Longing inde_Ahs_Ortro- pt history. Ord archival ruts. the Pnelraprasta spupb. aight be tps Mert aplouaible nbuttrabion og Abe jtbusion of truth. > \o rr a aa ee 8.B. Lat VC. Swarmkar Purana qita Ola Fort of ‘Trdra prastha ©@ zese @6@ e@=a 2 Copper CoinsNorthern Black Polithect — ware Brick DrainsTopig__ ata, BiBLiomeaP Hy “fn Early Alestation of He Teponym Dhilte” by. Richard 3. Cohen Anciert Delhi Ly Up inotor Singh. www. hinductanhmes . cam the utes @ Dele