Chapter 2: Kings Farmers And Towns Flashcards
What is Prayaga Prashasti
- a.k.a Allahabad Pillar Inscription
- composed in Sanskrit
- by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta
What is Janapada
Janapada means the land where a jana (a people, clan or tribe) sets its foot or settles
It is a word used in both Prakrit and Sanskrit
What is an Agrahara
An Agrahara was land granted to a Brahmana, who was usually exempted from paying land revenue and other dues to the king, and was often given the right to collect these dues from the local people
What are what are votive inscriptions
Votive inscriptions record gifts made to religious institutions
What is Periplus
Periplus is a Greek word meaning sailing around
What is Erythraen
Erythraen was the Greek name for Red Sea
What is numismatics
Numismatics is the study of coins, including visual elements such as scripts and images, metallurgical analysis and the contexts in which they have been found.
Who issued the first coins to bear the names and images of rulers
Indo- Greeks
Who issued the first gold coins
Kushanas
What does the widespread use of gold coins indicate
The widespread use of gold coins indicates the enormous value of the transactions that were taking place
Most scripts used to write modern Indian languages are derived from _________
Brahmi
Earliest inscriptions were in ________
Prakriti
What was Tamilakam
Tamilakam was the name of ancient Tamil country which Included parts of present day Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Who was the most famous Gupta ruler
Samudragupta
