Ancient Indian History (300-650 A.D.)

Paper Code: 
24 HIS 422 (A)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives

This course empowers students to understand the historical trajectory of the Gupta Empire, including its rise, expansion, governance, and eventual decline, alongside socio-economic and religious advancements of the period. It facilitates comprehension of political developments and governance patterns within Gupta, Vardhana, Pallava, and Chalukya dynasties, while also encouraging comparison and contrast of artistic, literary, scientific, and technological progress during these historical epochs.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course Outcomes (CO)

 

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24 HIS 422 (A)

Ancient Indian History (300-650 A.D.)

 

CO160- Analyze rise, origin, early history, expansion, and empire consolidation of the Imperial Gupta

CO161-Assess the Nature of the Gupta State, administrative organization and its Decline .

CO162-Examine the Economic conditions, development of Art and Architecture during the Gupta period.

CO163- Determine the factors for the rise of Vardhan dynasty,  conquests, administration, and cultural achievements of Harshavardhan.

CO164-Delineate the rise of the Pallavas and Chalukyas ,their Political and Cultural Achievements.

CO165-Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

  • Interactive Lectures
  •  Group Discussions
  • Tutorials
  • Reading Assignments
  •  Asking Effective questions
  • Documentary Screening
  • Power Point Presentation

 

Solving problems in tutorials, Class Assignment, Presentation, Individual and group projects,Class test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz,

 

12.00

Rise of the Imperial Guptas- Origin and early history.

Expansion and consolidation of Gupta Empire under Samudragupta and Chandragupta II.

 

12.00

Nature of the Gupta State administrative organization..

Decline of the Gupta Empire.

 Social and religious life  during the Gupta age

 

12.00

Economic conditions of the Gupta period-Land Grants, Agriculture,  Crafts , Coins and Currency.

Development in Sculpture, Painting, Architecture,Sanskrit Literature and Science and Technology during the Gupta period.

 

12.00

Harshavardhan-his conquests, administration and cultural achievements.

Emergence of Feudalism.

Accounts of Fa-hien and Yuan-Chwang

 

12.00

Pallavas and Chalukyas- Political and Cultural Achievements.

 

 

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