Identify the type of source based on the information provided.

A historian found a journal belonging to an ancient Indian princess. The princess liked to keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. She tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. Her journal is a great source of historical information.

Based on the passage, the princess's diary is a source.

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Jeremiah Wood

21 April, 13:01

Identify the type of source based on the information provided.

A historian found a journal belonging to an ancient Indian princess. The princess liked to keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. She tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. Her journal is a great source of historical information.

Based on the passage, the princess's diary is a source.

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Antoine Rollins · Answer 1

It's a primary source.

Explanation:

In historical science, a primary source is any manuscript, book, diary, recording or artifact that belongs to the time that's being studied. So, the princess' journal is a primary source.