what are the limitations of the literary sources that are available for the mediaeval period of India? Explain.
Dear student.
Limitations of literary sources include:
1) These literary sources are written on palm leaves, bark of trees etc which were considered as soft and fragile materials.
2) As a result these sources would be destroyed or damaged in due course of time, and they had to be manually copied or written down.
3. Historians face problems collecting information from various textual sources as a copy of the manuscript did not match with the original.
4. Too many information available from these sources makes difficult for historians to utilise them.
5. These sources are biased and subjective in nature because the writers were patronized by royal courts and private wealthy individuals. There is hardly any criticisms found in their writings.\
Regards
Limitations of literary sources include:
1) These literary sources are written on palm leaves, bark of trees etc which were considered as soft and fragile materials.
2) As a result these sources would be destroyed or damaged in due course of time, and they had to be manually copied or written down.
3. Historians face problems collecting information from various textual sources as a copy of the manuscript did not match with the original.
4. Too many information available from these sources makes difficult for historians to utilise them.
5. These sources are biased and subjective in nature because the writers were patronized by royal courts and private wealthy individuals. There is hardly any criticisms found in their writings.\
Regards