A Concordance of Nayakas


Book Description

The nayakas (state administrators and revenue collectors) played a very important role in the Vijayanagar kingdom from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century. This detailed statistical account of 1030 names of nayakas appearing in 568 inscriptions in Tamil Nadu throws valuable light on the nature of the state and the role of its key functionaries.




A Topographical List of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu Inscriptions of South India


Book Description

Compiled from published texts or notices in Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy, Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica and Epigraphia India: Arabic and Persian Supplement, besides a number of other less easily accessible books and journals in English, Persian and Urdu. The list provides detailed information about Arabic Persian and Urdu inscriptions found in South India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu). The reader is greatly assisted by an exhaustive index under different heads like Places, Dates, Dynasties, Rulers, Personal names, Administrative posts, Technical Terms, Monetary denomination, Books, etc. The List would, thus, serve as a primary source for all researchers in the field of Medieval History and Culture of South India.