Foreign notices of South India : from Megasthenes to Mahuan

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Foreign notices of South India : from Megasthenes to Mahuan

Table of contents :
PREFACE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I MEGASTHENES
II KANCI AND CHINA IN THE SECOND CENTURY B.C.
III STRABO
IV PLINY
V THE PERIPLUS OF THE ERYTHRAEAN SEA
VI AELIAN
VII 400 A.D. MARCIAN OF HERACLEA
VIII FA-HEIN (401-10 A.D.)
IX GUNAVARMAN: 367-431 A.D.
X A SOUTH INDIAN EMBASSY TO CHINA C. 510 A.D.
XI A MIRROR FROM WESTERN INDIA
XII COSMAS
XIII C. 550-600 A.D. (MA TWAIN LIN)
XIV YUAN CHWANG-KINGDOMS OF THE DECCAN
XV I-TSING
XVI 692-720 A.D. EMBASSIES FROM SOUTH INDIA TO CHINA
XVII C. 750 A.D.- KANSHIN ON BRAHMIN TEMPLES AND MERCHANTS IN CANTON
XVIII 844-8 A.D. IBN-KHURDADBEH
XIX TWO ARAB WRITERS
XX C. 1030 A.D. ALBERUNI
XXI A MON INSCRIPTION FROM PROME OF THE REIGN OF KYANZITTHA (1084-1112 A.D.). CONVERSION OF COLA PRINCE
XXII C. 1170 A.D. BENJAMIN OF TUDELA
XXIII C. 1225 A.D. CHAU JU-KUA
XXIV 1279-92 A.D. EMBASSIES BETWEEN CHINA AND SOUTH INDIA
XXV C. 1293 A.D. - MARCO POLO
XXVI C. 1292-3 A.D. JOHN OF MONTECORVINO
XXVII C. 1321-2 A.D. FRIAR ODORIC
XXVIII 1323-1330 A.D. FRIAR JORDANUS
XXIX ABULFEDA- b. 1273 A.D. d. 26TH OCT. 1331 A.D.
XXX 1333-45 A.D. IBN BATTUTA
XXXI 1347 A.D. JOHN DE MARIGNOLLI
XXXII 1330-1349 A.D. WANG TA-YUAN
XXXIII 1436 A.D. FEI HSIN
XXXIV 1451 A.D. MA HUAN
APPENDIX I NAVIGATION TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
APPENDIX II THE ROLE OF GUJARATIS
APPENDIX III INDIAN MERCHANTS AND MERCHANDISE IN MALAKA(16TH CENTURY)
APPENDIX IV
ADDENDA
INDEX

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