{"product_id":"the-lords-of-india-arjun-unnikrishnan-9781068992223","title":"The Lords of India: The Evolution of Imperial Identity from Ajatashatru to Alamgir: Volume I: The Indosphere","description":"\u003cb\u003eHave you ever wondered?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the largest Hindu and Buddhist temples in the world are outside India?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are so similar to India in culture and language?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Indians are so varied in language, ethnicity, culture, cuisine, customs, costumes, religious practices, architecture etc. and yet are included in one extraordinary modern nation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy it is almost impossible to discuss \"Indian\" history without reverting to regional histories or colonial stereotypes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Hinduism remains an active and vital religion, unlike other ancient polytheistic religions like those of the Norse, Mesopotamian, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy places like Kandahar, Peshawar, Ayutthaya, Singapore etc. have Indic names?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Lords of India: The Evolution of Imperial Identity From Ajatashatru to Alamgir\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis a book that attempts to provide a succinct yet comprehensive look at the history of\u003cbr\u003eIndia through the evolution of its imperial states in order to provide answers to these and\u003cbr\u003eother such fascinating questions. The history of India isn't a simple linear story like those\u003cbr\u003eof smaller countries like that could easily fit inside most Indian states, or newer ones like\u003cbr\u003ethe US which has only existed for less than three centuries. The origins of an imperial\u003cbr\u003estate in India goes back at least two and a half millennia, and how the rise of different\u003cbr\u003esovereign states that have succeeded in positioning themselves as the paramount power in\u003cbr\u003ea majority of the modern nation of India while engaging with other contemporary states, \u003cbr\u003ereligious movements and participating in cultural exchanges with the wider world is the\u003cbr\u003efocus of this book. By looking at the dominant pan-Indian monarch throughout different\u003cbr\u003eperiods in Indian history, this book attempts to introduce readers to the overall history of\u003cbr\u003eIndia in relation to these towering figures. It touches upon the major states, monarchs, \u003cbr\u003ereligious movements, historical moments, social structures, architectural innovations, \u003cbr\u003escientific advances and linguistic evolution that have occurred in India from the time of\u003cbr\u003eits first imperial state rising in the first millennium BCE till the end of native imperial rule\u003cbr\u003ein the 18th century CE.\u003cbr\u003eVolume I: The Indosphere focuses on the period until the 13th century, identified with the\u003cbr\u003eperiod of Sanskritic international courtly high culture dominating the regions of South\u003cbr\u003eand Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arjun Unnikrishnan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068992220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068992223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Earthadathu Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Arjun Unnikrishnan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685915087103,"sku":"9781068992223","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_564497c0-e40a-4af4-8bce-7b2150c7a652.jpg?v=1741727149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lords-of-india-arjun-unnikrishnan-9781068992223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}