History of India, c. 1200-1700

Paper Code:

CHIS 301

Credits:

6

Contact Hours:

90.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Objectives:

1. To acquaint the students with the history of early Medieval India that laid the foundation of Delhi Sultanate in India as well as the beginning of Mughal rule in India

2. To study the contribution of Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms to Medieval Indian History.

3. To acquaint the students with the origin, evolution and decline of the Mughals as a paramount power in India as well as their imperial, administrative and land revenue policy, the development of Society, art and culture during Medieval Period

4. To deepen understanding about the religious and economic developments during Mughal Period

Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

CHIS 301

History of India, c. 1200-1700

The students will be able to–

CO11- Examine the sources of study of Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Dynasty and the conditions that led to the foundation of Delhi Sultanate.

CO12- Comprehend the political history of the dynasties that ruled over Delhi along with their administrative policies, innovations and reforms.

CO13- Analyse the political development in the Mughal empire from Babur to Shahajahan’s reign

CO14- Assess the policies of Aurangzeb and understand the Mughal administration, Land Revenue, Mansabdari and Jagir system

CO15-Analyse the socio-economic and cultural developments during the Sultanate and the Mughal Period

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

18.00

Sources of study of Delhi Sultanate and Mughals.

Establishment and consolidation of Delhi Sultanate till the rule of Slave Sultans, Iqta system, administrative reforms.

Contemporary political powers.

Emergence of Delhi Sultanate: Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish and Balban

18.00

Expansion of Delhi Sultanate under Khilji, Tughlaq and Lodi Sultans

Military, administrative & economic reforms

Bahmani and Vijaynagar Kingdom

18.00

Emergence and consolidation of Mughal State from C.16th century to mid 17th century, Religious and Rajput policy, Deccan and North-Western Frontier Policy

18.00

Aurangzeb and the decline of the empire

Mughal Central and Provincial administration

Mansabs, Jagirs and Land revenue system

18.00

Society, Economy, Art and Architecture under Delhi Sultanate

Society, Economy, Art and Architecture under the Mughals.

Essential Readings:

Alam, M.,and S. Subrahmanayam. The Mughal State 1526-1750. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Banerjee A. C. New History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi, 1990

Burton Stein, New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara, Cambridge University Press,New Delhi, 1993
Chandra, S. History of Medieval India (800-1700).Delhi: Orient Longmam, 2007.
Chitanis K. N., Socio-Economic History of Medieval India, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi 1990
Iswari Prasad, History of Medieval India, The Indian Press Ltd, Allahabad, 1952.
Jackson, P. The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Koch, E. Mughal Architecture: An Outline of its History and Development (1526-1858) Prestel, 1991.
Kumar, S. The Emergence of the Delhi Sultanate. Delhi: Permanent Black, 2007.
Lane Pool, Stanley, Life and Culture in Medieval India, Kamal Prakashan, Indore, 1978
Mahajan V.D., History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi, 1992.
Mahalingam T. V., Administration and Social Life under Vijaynagar; University of Madras, 1975
Moosvi, S. The Economy of the Mughal Empire c.1595:A Statistical Study. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Moreland, W. H., From Akbar to Aurangzeb - A Study of Indian Economic History, Macmillan & Co., Ltd, London, 1923
Pande A. B., Society and Government in Medieval India, Central Book Depot, Allahabad, 1965.
Ray Chaudhuri, T and I. Habib., ed. The Cambridge Economic History of India,
Vol.1:c1200-1750. Delhi: Orient Longman, 1982.
Richards, J F. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Qureshi I. H., the Administration of Sultanate of Delhi, (IInd ed.), The Hague,Karachi, 1958.
Sarkar Jadunath, Mughal Administration, Published by Patna University, 1920.
Sarkar Jadunath, Shivaji and his Times, IInd ed., Longman, Green & Co, London, 1920
Sharma S.R., Mughal Government and Administration, Hind Kitab, Bombay, 1951
Sharma S.R., Mughal Empire in India,Karnataka Printing Press, Bombay, 1934.
Shrivastava A.L., The Sultanate of Delhi (711 A.D – 1526), 5th ed, Shiv Lal Agrawala, Agra, 1966.
Shrivastava M.P., Society and Culture in Medieval India (1206 A.D. 17007 A. D., Chugh Publishers, Allahabad, 1975.
Singh Upinder, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12 th Century, Pearson Longman, New Delhi, 2009
Sreenivasa Murty H.V., Ramkrishna R. History of Karnataka, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi, 1992.