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A signboard from the most advanced civilization in the ancient world. A travelogue describing life in the Gupta Empire. A line on a map that divided two countries. Read about these and 97 other amazing other documents – from palm leaf manuscripts, clay tablets, stone inscriptions and copper plate engravings to letters, journals, patents, maps, manuscripts, posters and much, much more – that will take you on a whirlwind tour of India's utterly fascinating past. These relics of the ages offer rare glimpses and insights into events that shaped the course of Indian history, uncovering little-known details and telling the stories of the myriad cultures that have given the country its kaleidoscopic form. Find out what it was like to spend a day at the Mughal court from an adventurer's diary. Refer to a centuries-old guidebook for performance tips. Marvel at the exquisite illustrations adorning the pages of a conqueror's scrapbook. Deeply researched, engagingly written and thoroughly engrossing, this is one history book you will not want to put down.