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CHRONOLOGY OF GUJARAT
The data collected is extremely comprehensive and throws light on the cultural, political and social history of Gujarat. Events in chronological order have been shown only with the beginning of the Mauryan Rule. It is difficult to assign a precise chronological order to data before that period. At the advice of Dr. Sankalia and myself, this earlier material has been shown under the caption of Prelude to History'. Reference has been made to the excavations in Länghanaj in Mehsana District, North Gujarat, and at Lothal.
There is also a chapter on the Traditional history of Gujarat, where the material has been collected largely from the Purāṇas. The historicity of many of these events is debatable, and, therefore, they have also been excluded from the regular chronology.
I would here like to take the opportunity of congratulating Dr. Majinudar for this very bold venture to construct the Chronology of the History of Gujarat from the diffused and varied material available.
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mehle
Vice-Chancellor, M. S. University of Baroda.
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