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Dards, Dardistan, and Dardic: an Ethnographic, Geographic, and Linguistic Conundrum |
 | | Dards, Dardistan, and Dardic: an Ethnographic, Geographic, and Linguistic Conundrum |
 | | In Clark's view, the ethnographic construction of the country of Dardistan, populated by Dards, is "the genesis of a pedigree" which operates by positing "a continuity between a past literature and a present people that is assumed rather than demonstrated". |
 | | Dards are next mentioned during the reign of Shankaravarman, A.D. 883 to A.D. 902 (Stein 1979:V, 152-155, 206). |
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