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01 Sources of History

1 Sources of History

  • coins, inscriptions, literature, buildings, travelogues and genealogies

1.1 Literature

  • Details of tribes, residents
    • Ramayana, Mahabharata and Rigveda
    • Purana - Vishnu Purana, Markandeya Purana, Skanda Purana
  • Panini's - Ashtadhyayi
  • Varahamihira wrote the Brihat samhita
  • Kalidas's - Raghuvanshan the Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta and the Rajatarangini of Kalhan (which tells the
    history of Kashmir) which was compiled in 1149-50 AD.
    ♦ There is evidence of the attack of Firoz Shah Tughlaq at Nagarkot Fort in 'Tarikh-e-Firoz Shahi' and 'Tarikhe-
    Farishta'. In 'Tujuk-e-Jahangiri', Jahangir's Kangra attack and 'Tujuk-i-Timuri' provide information about
    Timur Lung's invasion of Shivalik. ·
    (ii) Coins : The task of discovering coins in Himachal Pradesh began to catch momentum after the e~tablishment of
    Himachal Pradesh state museum. Coins of Trigarta, Audumbar, Kt~luta and Kunind dynasties have been kept
    in Bhuri Singh Museum and State Museum.Shimla. 12 coins kept in Shimla State Museum ha\ ! been received
    from Arki. 21 coins of Apollodotus have been obtained from the village of Tappameva of Hamirpur. Some of
    Inda-Greek coins have been received from Lachodi and Sarol of Chamba. The oldest coin of Kutlu was run by
    Raj Viryasa in the first century. · . .
    (iii) Inscriptions/famrapatra manuscript on copper plate : We can get information about the socio-:economic
    activities of Himachal Pradesh in ancient times by the inscriptions of the Pathiar and Kanihara of Kangra,
    the cave of Sunpur at Hatkoti, the Salonu of Mandi. 36 re~ords have been kept from Chamba in Bhuri Singh
    Museum Chamba which are written in Sharda and Tankari scripts. The information of the Guptas is obtained
    from the Shalam records of Kullu. Ashoka' s inscription is located in the J aunsar-Bawar area on the confluence of
    the Tons and the Yamuna River. Nirmand has .an inscription ofSamudrasen, a seventh-century Mahasamanta.
    (iv) Buildings : We also get to know the history of ancient Himachal from the buildings of the Kangra Fort of
    H~~al Pradesh, the temples of Bharmour, the rums of Sirmauri Tal, the Buddhist viharas of Kamru, Naggar,
    Tabo~d 'Ki'.
    (v) Genealogies : Moorcraft worked primarily on genealogy guides, and helped find the genealogies of the kings
    of Kangra. C~ptain Harcourt obtained the genealogy of Kullu. Later Cunnirtgham searched the genealogy of
    the kings of Kangra, Chamba, Mandi, Suket and Nurpur.
    (vi) Travelogue: The most archaic description of Himachal Pradesh is made by Ptolemy in which the description
    of Kulindas is given. Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang remained in India till 630-644 AD. During this time he also
    came to Kullu and Trigarta. Thomas Coryat and William Finch traveled to Himachal Pradesh during Jahangir.
    Forster in 1783, William Moorecraft in 1820-1822, Major Archer in the 1829 travelogues wrote about Himachal.
    Apart from this, Alberuni (1030) has described this area (with Mahmud Ghaznavi).
    0 A 1 QUESTION-ANSWER
    ~ Which type of ancient inscriptions has been found in Pathiar and Kanihara of Himachal Pradesh? -Stone
    inscription · [HAS (Main)-2013 held in Oct.-2014]
    ~ Whose picture were found on the coins of Audumbar's coins?-Trishul and Bull [PGT (History)-2000]
    . -a At which place such types of idols inscribed on rocks that prove that tribal people of Kol tribe settled in
    Himachal Pradesh?-From the Chandeshwar of Kumaun, Cliffs of Someshwar and Chhattis
    [HAS (Main)-2001]
    (1)
    2 General Knowledge (Himachal Pradesh)
    & In which year was the ancient 'Mummy' from Tabo village found? -In 1967 [HP School Leet. I.P.-2012]
    & When were the earliest identifiable remains of human found in Hirnachal Pradesh? -In 1955 AD
    & Which year was the stone's weapon discovered?-1955 by B.B. Lal and G.C. Mahapatra (in Kangra)
    & Who made the change in the genealogy of the Kullu kings during 1869-71? -Captain Harcourt
    [HP Scientific Officer (DNA) 2016]
    & Who published the gene.alogy of the Kings of Kangra, Nurpur, Mandi, Suket, Chamba and Rajouri? -
    Alexander Cunningham · [HP Asst. Prof (Elect. Engg.) T.E. 2016]
    & On the genealogy of the mountainous kingdoms were the first to attract attention. -William Moorcroft
    [HPAE (Mech) PWD 2016]
    & Who reshuffle in Pathiar and Kanihara inscription? -Sten Konow [HP Asst. Prof (Elect. Engg.) T.E. 2016]
    0 A1 OBJECTIVE-QUESTION
  • Charnba Princely State possessed more than 150
    copper plate title <leads. Approximately how
    many of them belong to the pre-Mohammedan
    Ans.
  • Ans.
  • Ans.
  • Ans.
  • Ans.
  • period? [HP PGT Economics Dec-2016]
    (A) Zero (B) Two
    (C) Five (D) Seven
    (A) Zero
    Which of the following princely states possesses
    more than 150 copper phi.te title <leads?
    (A) Kangra
    (C) Bushahr
    (B) Chamba
    [HP PGT (Geography) Dec-2016]
    (B) Champa
    (D) Sirmaur
    What are the main information sources about
    Ranas and Thakurs of Himachal Pradesh?
    [HP Allied Services-2015]
    (A) Rajatarangini
    (B) Baijnath's Testimonials
    (C) Inscriptions found in Chamba Principality .
    (D) All the above
    (D) All the above
    According to a copperplate, in which year
    according to Vikram Samvat 1717, Shak Samvat?
    [HP Lecturer Electrical Communication Engg.-2016]
    (A) 1582 (B) 1592
    (C) 1602 (D) 1612
    (A) 1582
    Which area of Hirnachal Pradesh was related to
    Chakli copper coins which were present around
    the 10th century? [HP Lecturer Polytechnic-2016]
    (A) Bilaspur (8) Kangra
    (C) Chamba (D) Kullu
    (C) Chamba
    Ancient inscription in Hirnachal Pradesh have
    not been inscribed in which one ancient script?
    [HAS (Pre)-2009]
    (A) Brahmi (B) Sharda
    (C) Indo-Greek
    Ans. (C) Indo-Greek
    (D) Nagri
  • Where is ' the Sohan Valley, which was never
    renowned for excavation of the old tools 40
    thousand years ago? [HAS (Pre)-2006]
    (A) in Tibet
    (B) in Nepal.
    (C) in Pakistan
    (D) in Afghanistan
    Ans. (C) in Pakistan
  • What figure has been found on coins of the
    Audumbars rulers? [HAS (Pre)-2011]
    (A) Lotus
    (B) Trishul
    (C) Peacock
    (D) Shankh
    Ans. (B) Trishul
  • In the 20th century, where did the coins of the
    kingdom of Kulind received?
    (A) Kalka
    (B) Nagarkot
    (C) Ambala and Saharanpur
    (D) Nalagarh
    Ans. (C) Ambala and Saharanpur .
  • Whose figure is found on the coins of the
    Kulindas? [HP Naib Tehsildar (Pre)-2014]
    (A) Saraswati with the Veena
    (B) Vishnu with lotus
    (C) Shiva with Trishul
    (D) Indra with Vajra
    Ans. (C) Shiva with Trishul
  • In which scripture is the ancient rock inscription
    of Pathiar and Kanihara of Kangra?
    [HAS (Pre)-2015]
    (A) Brahmi and Tankari
    (B) Kharoshthi and Taankari
    (C) Brahmi and Kharoshthi
    (D) Kharoshthi and Persian
    Ans. (C) Brahmi and Kharoshthi
    History of Himachal Pradesh 3

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