Question

What is a 'source'? What is its importance to historians?

Answer 1

The word 'source' refers to the information found from manuscripts, inscriptions, coins, and monuments.

Importance of source to historians- It helps historians in the reconstruction of our past. These sources give a lot of information about the kings, their coronation, the extent of their empires, the battles they fought, their welfare measures, etc. because they kept records of everything they did.