books.google.co.uk - This book represents the first full-length study of courtly culture in classical India. It explores the growth of royal households and the crystallisation of a courtly worldview in the Gupta period and its aftermath (c. 350 750) which would remain stable until 1200. Using both literary sources and inscriptions...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Courtly_Culture_and_Political_Life_in_Ea.html?id=9BKW65Yt65wC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareCourtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India
