The Glories of Magadha

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Foreword The revival of Indian national life has, almost inevitably, been accompanied by the growth of historical interest in the past achievements and glories of Bharatavarsa. It was the great merit of the late Mr. Vincent Smith to indicate the many fascinating historical problems that must be solved before it became possible accurately to delineate as a whole the vicissitudes of Indian civilisation, and he was fortunate enough to live to see the rising of a school of young Indian Scholars, equipped with the skill and assiduity necessary for the unravelling of the tangled skein of the development of Indian polity. The immediate need is the preparation of monographs on diverse aspects of the subject, to serve as the foundation of a comprehensive and authoritative picture of Hindu Government.

The author of this very interesting treatise on the Glories of Magadha has already established his capacity for useful work by his valuable monograph on the economic condition of ancient India, and not only the general reader but also the expert will find matter for profitable study in his examination of the history of the Magadhan Capitals, of the edicts of Asoka, and of the fate of the monasteries of Nalanda and Vikramasila. Much has already been written on these topics, but even more remains to be done to clear up obscurities and elicit the facts, and despite divergence of view on not a few points, I have much confidence in commending these lectures as an earnest and able contribution to an important field of study.

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