Economy of Ancient India Captured by the Inscriptions: 1st - 3rd Centuries CE

By Chandra Neel

When we try to scrutinize the epigraphic records of the time period between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE in search of the information regarding the economic conditions of the country during this era, we do find mention of some of the features of the subject scattered hither and thither, which we can fruitfully utilize in our favour in order to know about and understand these elements prevailing in the contemporary society and their probable or precise roles played in the regulation of the economy during the period. However, such citations are barely sufficient to draw a vivid and tandem picture of the topic under consideration on the sole basis of the epigraphic records, even though we know that India witnessed an intimate and widespread contacts with the Central Asia, China, Graeco-Roman world and the South-East Asia, which resulted not only in the development of the Indian economy, but which also metamorphosed the existing social, political and cultural attributes of the country. This book attempts to explore the new elements that were introduced in all the spheres of Indian life during the first three centuries of the Common Era, the references of which are also encountered with in the epigraphic records. However, the focus is on the most profound impact that India experienced on the economic front due to the commencement of the trading activities on a massive scale between these regions on one hand, and India on the other. Because of this flourishing trade, the Indian industries and urban centres prospered on a scale India had never witnessed before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW31GT4D
• ISBN13: 9798378655731
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"