ITIHASA - The Chronological History Of Ancient India For Scholars & Researchers
Channel: Samwad Forum
Date: 2020-04-06

Rediscovering and establishing the true chronological history of ancient India and the world.
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Ancient Indian historical tradition begins from Brahma I, the founder of Vedic sciences and his son Svayambhuva Manu, the first king of Brahmavarta kingdom. Traditionally, the Sutas and the Magadhas were entrusted with the task of multigenerational recordkeeping of the chronological genealogy of the Manu and the Puru dynasties and their lineages since early Rigvedic period. Though the community of the Sutas and the Magadhas had pursued their ancestral duty with utmost dedication but it was not humanly possible to maintain the continuity for thousands of years. This may be the reason why there are some gaps in the chronological genealogy of various dynasties. 

For the first time, these historical records maintained by the Sutas and the Magadhas had been formally compiled into Purana-Itihasa Samhitas by Vedavyasa's pupil Romaharshana Suta during the later Rigvedic period. The pupils of Romaharshana Suta had also compiled Purana Samhitas. Thus, the subject of Itihasa-Purana formally became the part of Vedic education. The tradition of periodic compilation of Bhavishyat Purana was also introduced in the post Vedic period. The same Pauranika Samhitas were recompiled in Laukika Sanskrit later which came to be known as Puranas. Seemingly, the tradition of historical recordkeeping had been the declined after the reign of the Ikshvaku king Agnivarna, the 25 descendant of Sri Rama. Kalidasa abruptly ended his Raghuvamsha Mahakavya after the reign of Agnivarna probably due to a long interregnum in genealogical continuity of the Raghu or Ikshvaku dynasty. Evidently, the Ikshvaku dynasty had declined after the reign of Agnivarna. Vyasa of Mahabharata era revived the tradition of the study of Puranas and recompiled them into the eighteen Puranas. Some Upapuranas had also been compiled after Mahabharata era. This revived Puranic tradition had survived till the Gupta era. Seemingly, the available Puranas were finally recompiled and updated around 500-100 BCE. Only Bhavishyat Purana has been continued to be periodically updated after the Gupta period. 

Puranas relate the continuous genealogical and chronological history of ancient India starting from the Mahabharata war and the coronation of King Yudhishthira to the Gupta period. All Indian traditional and literary sources unanimously indicate the nddate of Mahabharata war to be in the 32 century BCE and the epigraphic evidence of the Aihole inscription conclusively establishes the date of Mahabharata war in 3162 BCE.
Astronomical dating of Vedic and Post Vedic Literature Numerous references found in post-Vedic literature indicate the shifting of winter solstice from Mrigashira nakshatra to Rohini. The Vedic legend of Prajapati Daksha and his 27 daughters clearly indicates the Mrigashiradi list of 28 Nakshatras which also coincides with the beginning of Vaivasvata Manvantara around 11200 BCE. The winter solstice was at Mrigashira nakshatra around 11200-10200 BCE and the same was at Rohini nakshatra around 10200-9200 BCE. The winter solstice was at Krittika nakshatra around 9200-8200 BCE. The Nakshatra sukta of Atharvaveda was recompiled around 9200-9000 BCE and the list of nakshatras had been reset starting from Krittika nakshatra. Most of the Samhitas, Brahmanas and Aranyakas were finally compiled when the winter solstice was at Krittika nakshatra. Vedanga Jyotisha and Maitrayani Upanishad were written around 8500-8000 BCE when the vernal equinox was at Ashlesha nakshatra and the autumnal equinox was at Shravishtha nakshatra. The list of Nakshatras was again reset starting from Ashvini Nakshatra when the winter solstice had shifted to Ashvini nakshatra around 7200 BCE. Mayasura wrote Surya Siddhanta in 6778 when Sun, Moon and all five planets were in conjunction in Aries on the date of Chitra Shukla Pratipada. 

Puranas mention that the northern pole star was located in the tail of Shishumara constellation. The star Thuban or Alpha Draconis of Shishumara constellation was the northern pole star around 3900-1800 BCE. Vyasa compiled 18 Puranas ndduring the Mahabharata era (32 century BCE). Thus, the data of archaeo-astronomical observations found in Vedic and postVedic literature provides invaluable inputs to establish the sheet anchors of the Vedic and post-Vedic chronology.