Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative StudyAuthored by one of the leading scholars of German Indology, “Fortified Cities in Ancient India” offers a comparative exploration of the development of towns and cities in ancient India. Based on in-depth textual and archeological research, Professor Dieter Schlingloff’s work presents for the first time the striking outcomes of intertwining data garnered from a wide range of sources. This volume scrutinizes much of the established knowledge on urban fortifications in South Asia, advancing new conceptions based on an authoritative, far-reaching study. |
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According Ajanta Altekar Ancient India ARASI Arch archaeological architecture Arthaśāstra ASIR Aśoka bank bastion Bharhut Bhita Bombay border brick wall Buddhist building built city defenses city gate city wall construction courtyard Delhi distance door earth earthen rampart eastern elephants enclosed Excavations Fa-hsien feet flank fortification Ganges gate Fig gate-house gateway gopura Greek hall Hastinapura height houses Jaina Jāt Kāmas Kangle Kauśāmbī Kauţilīya king kmē Kumrahar L.A. Waddell literature located Mahābhārata Mahābhāṣya main street Mauryan Megasthenes Megasthenes's mentioned Meyer translated moat mound mud-rampart Nagarjunakonda old Indian city Pahadi palace gate Pāli palisade passage Pāṭaliputra Patil Patna Rājagṛha Rajgir Rām rampart rectangular regard remains reports revetment river royal residence sāla Sanci Sanskrit Schlingloff settlement Sharma side Sirkap Sisupalgarh Śrāvastī Stein stone Strabo structure Taxila texts tion towers trench Ujjayinī Vaiśālī Waddell western wide width wooden