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Right, so I should post something, to keep my readers going and to not build up an intimidating infoload... my last post was Aug 24? Eek.
One thing that's starting to come clear is that Indian history is confusing partly because it's full of holes. We're talking about a subcontinent where literacy skipped from Harappan writing we can't read, ending in 1800 BC, to stuff we can read in the 3rd century BC. Way behind the Middle East and China. Maturity of the scripts suggests experience for a couple centuries prior, but we don't have evidence.
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(2011-09-20 23:20:49) Amy: Chinese took historiography seriously. There's the story that during the Choson Dynasty (Korea, but Chinese-influenced) there were historians compiling everything done by the court - and they were sealed from everyone else, including the emperor, to prevent political pressure on the historians.
Enough, for now, it's 2:30.
One thing that's starting to come clear is that Indian history is confusing partly because it's full of holes. We're talking about a subcontinent where literacy skipped from Harappan writing we can't read, ending in 1800 BC, to stuff we can read in the 3rd century BC. Way behind the Middle East and China. Maturity of the scripts suggests experience for a couple centuries prior, but we don't have evidence.
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(2011-09-20 23:20:49) Amy: Chinese took historiography seriously. There's the story that during the Choson Dynasty (Korea, but Chinese-influenced) there were historians compiling everything done by the court - and they were sealed from everyone else, including the emperor, to prevent political pressure on the historians.
Enough, for now, it's 2:30.