Chronology of Gujarat

Author(s): M R Majumdar
Publisher: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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PREFACE
(vi) Sources:
The sources of Gujarat Chronology have been, broadly speaking, the ancient and later Tradition as reflected in the works of Brahmanical, Jaina and Buddhistic literatures, Coins, Inscriptions on stone and copper-plate, Records of Foreign Travellers and the antiquarian remains in the field of Art and Archaeology.
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The compilation of this volume has been accomplished mainly source-wise by the co-operation of scholars as detailed below:
Puranic Tradition and Sanskrit Literature: by Dr. A. N. Jani, M.A.; Ph.D., Kavyatirtha.
Jaina Canonical Literature: by Prof. H. R. Kapadia, M.A.
Coins and Inscriptions: by Dr. H. G. Shastri, M.A., Ph.D.
Pre-History in Gujarat: by Shri Amrit Pandya.
Buddhist Literature, Records of Foreign Travellers, Cultural Data from Events, and Archaeological and Artistic Antiquities: by Dr. M. R. Majmudar, M.A., Ph.D., LL.B.
(vii) Co-operation of Scholars:
In spite of the token honorarium, the contributors have taken this task as their labour of love. I am grateful to them for their co-operation and help during all the different stages of compilation.
Drs. B. J. Sandesara, U. P. Shah, S. C. Misra, R. N. Mehta and Shri J. S. Padel Shastri deserve special mention for having willingly undertaken to scrutinise the sourcewise slips of the Mss. referred to them.
It gives me great pleasure in referring to the contribution of Dr. B. Subbarao to Chapter I on Prelude to History" (Pre and Proto-History of Gujarat), being a connected survey of the work done so far in this field of Pre-History.
When the book was passing through the final stages of printing, Excavations were carried on at Devani Mori, Samalajt area, by the Department of Archaeology, M. S. University, under the guidance of Dr. B. Subbarao, as a result of which, a Stupa and a Vihara of the late Ksatrapa period were laid bare. It is through the warm cooperation and spontaneous consent of Dr. Subbarao that his "Preliminary Note on Excavations at Devani Mori" with illustrations, could be secured and included in the Addenda.
TheNote subscribed at the request of the General Editor, on "Extension of Harappa Culture in Gujarat" from Shri S. R. Rao, the brilliant excavator of the rich. Harappan site at Lothal, has been very opportune for this Volume. I must refer to the permission given to Shri Rao by the Director-General of Archaeology, New Delhi, for subscribing this Note and also for arranging a loan of blocks to illustrate the same.
I am very much indebted to Dr. B. Ch. Chhabra Shastri, formerly Government Epigraphist, Government of India, and now Joint-Director, Department of Archaeology,