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प्रश्न
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A stone inscription is considered to be an authentic source of history.
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उत्तर
- An inscription refers to the carving on a stone, a wall, etc. A few examples of such are inscriptions found in the Brihadishwara temple in Tanjavur; inscriptions from the period of Chalukya, Rashtrakuta, Chola, and Yadav kings.
- Inscriptions are a type of material source.
- Inscriptions provide authentic information about individuals, society, place, and time, which are considered vital factors from the point of view of history.
- Through inscriptions, we also get information about the various features like language, script, and the social life of the past period. Such data can be considered to be authentic.
- Hence, a stone inscription is considered to be an authentic source of history.
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