TY - BOOK AU - Preeti Prabhat TI - Matrimonial Alliances and Ancient Indian Polity: C. 600 BCE to C. CE 650 T2 - Reconstructing Indian history & culture, SN - 8124603995 U1 - 306.810954 P9128 M PY - 2007/// CY - New Delhi PB - D.K. Printworld KW - Marriages of royalty and nobility KW - Marriage N1 - Matrimonial alliances between royal families were a prominent feature of politics in ancient India. Beginning with matrimonial relations among the sodas-mahajanapadas, the book traces alliances formed by the Nandas, Mauryas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, the Imperial and later Guptas, etc. from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE ER -