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Contents

1 Exploring India The Story of India

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The Indus Valley Civilization

The Aryans Arrive The Greeks in India

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2 India to 1001 CE Reforms and New Religions The Glory of the Guptas

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Chinese Explorers

Early Traders

A priest from the Toda tribe who live in the Nilgiri Hills in s outh India.

3 India Under the Muslims Muslim Invaders and Explorers South India Through the Eyes of Travellers Travellers’ Tales

The Mughal Empire

4 The European Presence in India European Traders

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European Travellers

5 The British Raj 1756-1947 Explorers and Rulers

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Princes and Politics

Life in the Raj

6 Modern India Towards Independence

India Today

Timeline Glossary

Index

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