History Test - 29

Harappa, village in eastern Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of a now dry course of the Ravi River, west-southwest of the city of Sahiwal, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Lahore.

Among the best known of the Portuguese writers is Duarte Barbosa, who wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India.

Harappan civilisation featured Citadel system, grid road network and excellent drainage for cities along with baths and burnt bricks.

The 1929 Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Purna Swaraj" was declared as the goal of INC.

Harappans procured raw material from other neighbouring countries like Silver from Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, Lead from Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gold was obtained from Karnataka and Copper from Rajasthan.

Travellers compiled their accounts on Court Affairs, Religious issues, Trade, Architecture etc.

François Bernier was a French physician and traveller. He was born in Joué-Etiau in Anjou. He stayed for around 12 years in India, during the reign of Aurangzeb as the Mughal emperor.

The first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by the Indo-Greeks, who established control over the north-western part of the subcontinent in second century BCE.

James Prinsep FRS (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India.

Al-Biruni's expertise in several languages allowed him to compare languages and translate texts.He translated several Sanskrit works, including Patanjali's work on Grammar into arabic.