Gaps/lacunae In Indian History

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<!--QuoteBegin-ben_ami+Dec 9 2005, 01:41 AM-->QUOTE(ben_ami @ Dec 9 2005, 01:41 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->what is "the Alexander-Sandrocottus synchronism"
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The synchronization is of Sandrokottus with Chandragupta I ( Maur, Maurya Clan) .

Many Indian Historians,( not beholden to European Historians for the knowledge and approach to the study of History) doubt this, and link Alexander/Sandrokottus to the Chandragupta I I( Dharan clan ) who came to power somewhere about 300 AD .

There is now a 500 year + gap.

Pushing the Mauryas back in time, creates quite a few problems with chronology as it is now accepted .Doing this also fills in a number of blanks , between the Sarasvati Sindhu period, and the Greek incursions.

K D Sethna’s ‘ Ancient India’, is a good piece of work in th English Stream. In the hindi stream there are many writers who do not agree with the Alexander/Sandrokottus/ Chandragupta I synchronization.

There is also some problem in the term “Gupta”, and deriving it from “Kottus”.

I for one have been unable to see how Gupta can be derived from Kottus.

Ravi