Summary of Richard M. Eaton's India in the Persianate Age

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 In the early second millennium, two armies marched from opposite directions and raided north India. The first was led by a general acting on the authority of Rajendra I, maharaja of the Chola empire, towards the extreme southern end of the Indian peninsula. In 1022, his army marched 1,600 kilometers north from the Cholas’ royal and ceremonial capital of Tanjavur. #2 The Cholas were the dominant power in the ea