Explain in detail how coins inscription s and monuments are useful sources of information on medieval india
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During medieval India history was being documented properly and inscriptions, Monuments and coins became supporting sources to testify the written the historical details of medieval India. Such as vedas, puranas and upnishads were being documented and Chinese scholars like Faihan, hue en etsang and Al baruni and many other historians give well written and documented accounts of Ancient Indian history and history of medieval India.
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- Coins, inscriptions and monuments are useful sources of information on medieval India since they are the primary sources providing archaeological evidence of historical facts.
Coins provide a lot of historical information like:
- The type of metal used predominantly during that period the coin was released
- The coin usually will contain a symbol representing the kingdom and other important pictures which depicts the king and other details.
- The value of the coin will help to study the trade, commerce, and economy during that period.
- Inscriptions are the ancient writings found on walls, pillars, slabs, stones on the buildings and temples built during the ancient period.
- These writings tell about the king, the kingdom, the lifestyle, about various art forms that prevailed, religious facts, administrative details, eulogies about kings and kingdoms etc.
- These inscriptions are often written in languages like Brahmi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and other regional languages and need to be deciphered by epigraphists.
- Monuments are original buildings built during that time and still stand as historical evidence.
- Famous monuments of medieval India like the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid, and Temples like Meenakshi temple, and Golden Temple all depict the life of ancient India, the art and culture and religious aspects.
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