Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Analytical Table of Contents vii
4. Figures and Tables xvi
5. Notes on Contributors xxx
6. Acknowledgements xxxiii
7. Note on Transliteration xxxv
8. Foreword xxxvii
9. Preface xxxix
10. Introduction to the First Edition 1
11. Introduction to the New Edition 10
12. CHAPTER 1 The Geographical Background 15
13. CHAPTER 2 The Palaeolithic 61
14. CHAPTER 3 The Development of the Oxus Civilisation North of the Hindu Kush 99
15. CHAPTER 4 The Development of a ‘Helmand Civilisation’ South of the Hindu Kush 161
16. CHAPTER 5 The Iron Age, Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods 260
17. CHAPTER 6 From the Kushans to the Shahis 344
18. CHAPTER 7 From the Rise of Islam to the Mongol Invasion 460
19. CHAPTER 8 From the Mongols to the Mughals 546
20. CHAPTER 9 Conclusion 609
21. Notes 620
22. Bibliography 651
23. Copyright Acknowledgements 695
24. Index 699