B.A. (Three Years Degree Program) Second Semester Subject-History#shankarclasses B.A.1st year history semester 2ed syllabus 2023-24/MLSU/ History/HISTORY OF INDIA (From 750 CE to 1707 CE B.A. PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY MOHANLAL SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY, UDAIPUR Syllabus UNIT-I A. Sources: Literary, Archaeological, Archival. Foreign Travelers. B. Concept of Early Medieval India. C. Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas: Tripartite Struggle. D. Arab Invasions and Indian Resistance. E. Invasions of Mahmood Ghazanavi & Muhammad Gori and their Impact. 18 Hrs#shankarclasses UNIT -II A. Foundation and Consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate: Aibak, Iltutamish, Razia and Balban. B. Alauddin Khilji: Conquest, Administrative and Economic reforms. C. Sultanate Under Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq and Feroz Shah Tughlaq. D. Sultanate Administration: Theory of Kingship, Iqta System. E. Society and Economy during Sultanate Period. F. Emergence of Regional Empires: Vijaynagar and Bahmani. 18 Hrs UNIT-III A. Establishment of the Mughal Empire: Babur and Humayun. B. The Second Afghan Empire: Administration of Sher Shah Suri. C. Expansion and Consolidation of the Mughal Empire under Akbar. D. Mughal Empire under Jahangir and Shahjahan. E. Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb: Religious Policy. F. Decline and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire. 18 Hrs UNIT-IV A. Ruling Dynasties of Rajput States and Assam: Special Reference to Maharana Pratap, Maharana Rajsingh, Rao Chandrasen, Lachit Borphukan. B. Rise of Maratha Power and Maratha Confederacy: Shivaji and his Conquests. Concept of Hindu Pad Padshahi. C. Resistance of Sikhs and Jats. 18 Hrs UNIT-V A. Nature of Mughal State: Administrative Structure, Land Revenue System, Mansabdari system. B. Social Classes: Ulema, Nobility, Zamindars. Status of Women. C. Agriculture, Trade and Commerce. D. Art, Architecture and Literature during Medieval Period. E. Composite Culture: Bhakti and Sufi Movement. Mahajan V. D., History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Co, New Delhi. Majumdar R. C. , Bharat ka Itihas Evam Sanskriti, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay. (Hindi) Mahajan V. D., Madhyakalin Bharat ka Itihas, S. Chand and Company Limited, Delhi. (Hindi) Om Prakash, Bhartiya Sabhyata ka Itihas, New Age International (P) Limited Publications, New Delhi. (Hindi) Reference Books Singh Upinder, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, Pearson Longman, Delhi 2009. Singh Upinder, Rethinking Early Medieval India: A Reader, Oxford India Paperbacks, New Delhi. Chandra Satish, Medieval Indian History: Politics, Society & Culture, Orient Blackswan, New Delhi. Khurana K. L., Medieval Indian History, Laxmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra. Nanda S. P., History of Medieval India, Dominant Publishers, New Delhi. Shrivastava A. L., History of India 1000-1707, Shivlal Agarwal & Co. Agra Singh Upinder, Prachin Evam Pooev Madhyakalin Bharat Ka Itihas (Prarambh se 1300 Isvi Tak), Pearson Longman, Delhi. (Hindi) Thapar Romila, Poorva Kalik Bharat (Prarambh se 1300 Isvi Tak), Penguin Books, Delhi. (Hindi) Verma Harishchandra, Madhyakalin Bharat, Hindi Madhyam Karyanvayan Nideshalay, Dilli Vishvavidyalay, New Delhi(Hindi) Chandra Satish, Madhyakalin Bharat (1206 se 1526), Jawahar Publishers and Distributers, New Delhi (Hindi) Chandra Satish, Madhyakalin Bharat (1526 se 1761), Jawahar Publishers and Distributers, New Delhi (Hindi) Shrivastav A. L., Dilli Saltanat, Shivlal Agrawal and Company, Agra (Hindi) Shrivastav A. L., Mughalkalin Bharat, Shivlal Agrawal and Company, Agra (Hindi) Sharma L. P., Madhyakalin Bharat, Shrivastav. Lakshminarayan Agrawal and Agra (Hindi)