This book is a collection of studies on ancient Brahmi inscriptions and coins. Some new inscriptions published for the first time supply new historical information, in others new readings have been given which have a very important bearing on several historical problems. The new reading in the Dewai inscription settles beyond doubt the much debated question of the founder of the Sahi dynasty. The new readings and the revised translations throw fresh light on the history of the Gupta monarchs, samudragupta, Skandagupta, the Hunas and the Pratihara ruler Mahendrapala. The attribution of the Bull and Horseman type of coins of Khavadavayaka to Qutb-ud-Din Aibak is a startling discovery. The contents of the Eran inscription of Samudragupta, of the Bhitari Pillar inscription of Skandagupta, the Mandasor inscription dated 529, and the Hund inscription of Jayapala have been interpreted afresh, so as to rectify some current errors and present correct historical facts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jagannath Agrawal
An octogenarian, Prof. Jagannath Agrawal is an outstanding epigraphist and scholar of Sanskrit, Indian History. Culture and numismatics, whose name needs hardly any introduction to the world of Indologists. A man with brilliant academic record, he served the Panjab University from 1931 to 1974. His researches stretching over a span of more than half a century, cover wide areas of Indological subjects and are published in a large number of reputed journals, both foreign and Indian. As honorary fellow of the epigraphical Society of India, and life member of a number of academic societies, he has had the honour of presiding over the sessions of the Epigraphical Society of India. Numismatic Society of India, History and Classical Sanskrit Sections of the All India Oriental Conference, Punjab History conference etc. He was hooured with two Felicitation Volumes, one from Vishveshvaranand Institute, Hoshiarpur and athe other sponsored by his old pupils.
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