THIS VOLUME ENTITLED "'HISTORY, PARI II—MEDIAEVAL PERIOD” is one of the eight General
Volumes proposed to be published by the Gazetteers Department. The Volume is entirely contributed
by the Executive Editor and Secretary.
My thanks are due to Shri P. Setu Madhava Rao, former Executive Editor and Secretary for
reading the manuscript of the present Volume and to Dr. P. N. Chopra, Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. V. V.
Mirashi and Dr. C. D. Deshpande, Members of the Editorial Board and Shri K. P. Nadkarni, Deputy
Secretary, General Administration Department, for carefully going through the Foreword and making
very valuable suggestions.
I am also thankful to the Joint Editor, Shri K. K. Chaudhari, M. A.; the Statistical Officer, Dr. V. N.
Gurav, M.A., Ph.D.; Sarvashri M. H. Ranade (on deputation to Government of Goa as Research
Officer), D. L. Naik (now Professor, Chaugule College, Madgaon, Goa), A. N. Kamble and P. N.
Narkhede, Smt. N. S. Alawani, Shri S. K. Khilare and Miss M. N. Dharkar, Research Assistants, and
other members of the staff for the assistance rendered by them in the preparation of the press copy
and correction of proofs. My thanks are also due to Shri B. W. Khadilkar, Director, Government
Printing, Stationery and Publications, Bombay, to Shri S. A. Sapre, Deputy Director, Government
Printing, Stationery and Publications, Bombay and to Shri R. B. Alva, Manager, and other staff of the
Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur.
BOMBAY: B. G. KUNTE,
15 August, 1972. Executive Editor and Secretary.
