UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1996 · Q3 · 60 marks
‘Ancient Indians had no taste for historiography; their scholars cared more for religious, spiritual and philosophical studies. Indian historiography is essentially an Islamic heritage. Comment upon this statement with special reference to the contemporary writers and their works which help us in the reconstruction of history of the early medieval period of Indian history.
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- Historical Sense and Approaches to Early Indian History
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