Question

What is the principal source of Indian historiography?

a) Official records of the British administration.

b) Traveller’s accounts

c) Legends

d) Newspapers​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(A) is the right ans.................!!

Answer 2

b) Traveller’s accounts

Explanation:

• The historiography of India is the sources, studies, interpretations, and critical methods used by scholars to develop India's history
• Archaeological records and Literary  are the two main categories that give evidences of  Indian historiography
• Traveller's accounts assist historians as it gives detailed account of political events,  trade and commerce, information about the condition of the people of during that period, the functioning style of rulers and their courts.
• Examples, Megasthenes who had visited Chandragupta Maurya's court  had written about the Indian culture and society in his book known as ‘Indica’. Ptolemy wrote a geographical treatise on India, Hiuen-Tsang gave valuable account about King Harsha and some other Northern India, Kings.