| Author | Romila Thapar |
| Copyright Holder | Romila Thapar |
| Publisher | Pelican Books, Penguin, Penguin Books, Penguin Books Ltd, Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd |
| Printed by | Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd |
| About/Subject | India, Ancient India, Ancient Civilisations , Asia |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Copyright | 1966 |
| Reprinted | 1968 |
| Reprinted | 1969 |
| Reprinted | 1972 |
| Reprinted | 1974 |
| Reprinted | 1975 |
| Reprinted | 1976 |
| Reprinted | 1977 |
| Reprinted | 1979 |
| Reprinted | 1981 |
| Pages / Font | 384 pages |
| ISBN | 0 1402.0769 9 |
