About the Book:-The papers collected together in this volume appeared periodically in the Numismatic Chronicle during the years 1893 and 1894. The last of the series, which deals with the history and numismatics of the White Huns, was published after the author’s death; but, as it is practically a reprint of an article included in the Transact ions of the Oriental Congress of 1892, it, too, may be said to have had the benefit of his final revision. The author has elsewhere treated of the earlier foreign settlers — Greeks, Sakas, and Kusbans — the traces of whose dominion in India have afforded so much help in the recovery of its lost history. He here extends this investigation to the later and less-known Indo-Scythian dynasties, whose dates range from about the end of the second century to the middle of the seventh century A. D. Of the coinages of these later Indo-Scythian rulers no scientific classification has previously been attempted. The arrangement here proposed marks a distinct advance in Indian chronology, for which students of Indian history and archeology will be grateful. No careful reader of the following pages can fill to recognise in this, the author’s last work, the qualities which characterise everything that he wrote — his unequalled knowledge of Indian numismatics, his intimate acquaintance with the many sources from which has been gleaned whatever is now known of the history of Ancient and Mediaeval India and his great natural acumen. About the Author:-Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham KCIE CSI (1814 – 1893) was a British army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly created position of archaeological surveyor to the government of India; and he founded and organised what later became the Archaeological Survey of India. He wrote numerous books and monographs and made extensive collections of artefacts. Some of his collections were lost, but most of the gold and silver coins and a fine group of Buddhist sculptures and jewellery were bought by the British Museum in 1894. He was also the father of mathematician Allan Cunningham. The Title 'LATER INDO-SCYTHIANS written/authored/edited by A. CUNNINGHAM', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121225717 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 162 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in ENGLISH. . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
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