Economic Life and Institutions in Medieval India (Mughal Period)

Paper Code: 
24 HIS 424 (B)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives

This course empowers students to scrutinize the Mughal era's land revenue policies, agricultural production, crop patterns, and irrigation systems. It facilitates assessments of land rights, including the Iqta, Jagirdari, Zamindari, and Ijara systems prevalent during the Mughal period. Moreover, students will critically evaluate the urban industries' rise, internal and external trade dynamics, market structures, and the socio-economic fabric of village communities during this historical epoch

 

Course Outcomes: 

                                               Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 24 HIS 424 (B)

 

Economic Life and Institutions in Medieval India(Mughal Period)

 

 

CO190- Examine the Land revenue system  and Mode of agricultural production and crop pattern and Irrigation system

CO191-Make an assessment of  Land rights and problem of ownership of land, Rural handicrafts, Iqta, Jagirdari, Zamindari and Ijara systems during the Mughal period.

CO192-Analyse Urbanization and the rise of urban trade centers and Growth of urban industries.

CO193- Assess the  development of internal and external trade, Important trade routes and means of transport and communications

CO194-Delineate the Organization of market.

CO195 -Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 
  • Class room lectures
  • Discussion
  • Tutorials
  • Reading assignments
  • Documentary Screening
  •  Power Point Presentation

 

Written test, Multiple choice questions, Home Assignment, Quiz, Group discussions

 

12.00

Land revenue system

Mode of agricultural production and crop pattern.

Irrigation system

12.00

Land rights and problem of ownership of land

Rural handicrafts, Iqta, Jagirdari, Zamindari and Ijara systems

 

12.00

Urbanization and the rise of urban trade centers

Growth of urban industries

 

 

12.00

Development of internal and external trade

Important trade routes and means of transport and communications

12.00

Organization of market.

Weights and measures  

The Village community 

 

Essential Readings: 

Recommended Readings :

  • K.M. Ashraf : Life and Conditions of People of Hindustan
  • Irfan Habib : The Agrarian System of Mughal India
  • Irfan Habib and T. Ray Choudhary (ed.) : Cambridge Economic History of India,Vol. I
  • S. Moosvi : Economy of the Mughal Empire – A Statistical Study
  • W.H. Moreland : The Agrarian System of Mughal India
  • N.A. Siddiqui : Land Revenue Administration under the Mughals
  • J.B. Tavernier : Travels in India, Vol Iand II ed. W. Crooke and tr. V. Ball

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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