K.P. Jayaswal

Deceased Person

1881 – 1937

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Who was K.P. Jayaswal?

Kashi Prasad Jayaswal was an Indian historian and lawyer. One of the intellectual forces behind the Indian nationalist movement, Jayaswal's works 'Hindu Polity' and 'History of India, 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.' are classics of ancient Indian historical literature. Among other things, Jayaswal is credited with showing that Indian republics, based on the principles of representation and collective decision-making, were among the oldest and most powerful of the ancient world.

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Born
Nov 27, 1881
Mirzapur
Education
  • Allahabad University
Died
Aug 4, 1937

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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