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History of India, C. 300 to 1200
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students -
- To identify the patterns and establish its meaning to understand the historical developments and changes in Politics, Religion and Society in India.
- To impart the knowledge in Historical Casuality-to study the Political developments, Imperialism and Monarchical pattern of governance during the Gupta, Vardhana and the Rajput period.
- To study the development in society, art, and culture during the Gupta, Vardhana and the Rajput period.
Course Outcomes (CO)
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CHIS 201 |
History of India, c. 300 to 1200 |
The students will be able to– CO6- Develop an understanding about the emergence , political, social and cultural development of the Gupta empire. CO7- Assess the contribution of Harshvardhan to the political development of Vardhana dynasty. CO8- Comprehend the contribution of Rajputs to polity, society and culture in Northern India. CO 9-Deepen understanding about Tripartite Struggle, Society, Polity, Art & Religion during the Rajput period. CO10- Outline the development in Arts, Architecture and literature in pre-medieval India. |
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 |
The rise & growth of the Gupta dynasty
Administration, economy, society, religion, art, literature, science and technology during the Gupta period
Contemporary Political Powers
Harsha & his Times
Harsha’s Kingdom, Administration, Buddhism & Nalanda
Emergence of Rajput states in Northern India
Socio-economic foundations
Rastrakutas, Palas and Pratiharas
Economy; religious and cultural developments, Tripartite struggle
Towards the early Medieval
Changes in society, polity, administration, economy and culture with special reference to Pallavas, Chalukayas and Cholas.
Books Recommended:
ESSENTIAL READINGS
- Asher, Catherine and Talbot, Cynthia. India before Europe. Cambridge: CUP, 2006.
- Basham, A.L. The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism. Delhi: OUP, 1991.
- Chakrabarti, Dilip K. India: An Archaeological History: Palaeolithic Beginnings to EarlyHistoric Foundations. Delhi: OUP, 1991.
- Chakrabarti, Ranabir. Exploring Early India Up to c. AD 1300. New Delhi: MacMillan,2010
- Chakrabarti, Ranabir. Trade and Traders in Early India. New Delhi: Manohar, 2007.
- Champakalakshmi, R. Trade, Ideology and Urbanisation: South India 300 BC - AD 1300.
- New Delhi: OUP, 2010.
- Chandra, Satish. Medieval India: From Sultanate to the Mughals, Part One: Delhi Sultanate (1206 – 1526), New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, 2015.
- Chattopadhyaya, B.D. The Making of Early Medieval India. New Delhi: OUP, 1994.
- Chopra. P.N., B.N. Puri, M.N. Das, A Socio Cultural and Economic History of India, Vol. I, McMillan India Ltd., 1974
- Devahuti, D. Harsha: A Political Study. New Delhi: OUP, third edition, 1999.
- Dutt, Sukumar. Buddhist Monks and Monasteries in India: Their History and Their Contribution to Indian Culture. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas Publishers, 1988.
- Habib, M. and K. A. Nizami. A Comprehensive History of India, vol. 5. Delhi: People’s Publishing House, 1970.
- Huntington, Susan. The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain. New York, Weatherhill,1985.
- Jha D.N. and Shrimali K.M. – Prachin Bharat Ka Itihas, Delhi, Hindi Directorate, 1990.
- Karashima, Noboru ed. A Concise History of South India. New Delhi: OUP, 2014.
- Majumdar R.C. etal, History and Culture of the Indian People, Vols, II, III, IV, V Mumbai, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Series, 1970, 1979, 1980)
- Singh, Upinder. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the12th Century.New Delhi: Pearson, 2013.
- Sharma, R. S. Indian Feudalism c. 300 - 1200 AD. Third edition. Macmillan, 2006. (In
- Sharma, R. S. Early Medieval Society: A Study in Feudalization. Delhi: Orient Longman,
- Thapar, Romila. Early India from the Origins to AD 1300. New Delhi: Penguin, 2002
- Veluthat, Kesavan. The Political Structure of Early Medieval South India (second revised edition). Delhi: Orient Longman, 2012.
E-Resources
Gupta Period –Rise of the Gupta dynasty
- http://www.igntu.ac.in/eContent/IGNTU-eContent-370050764176-MA-AIHC-2-DrJanardhanaB-PoliticalHistoryofIndiafromC.300CEto1200CE-1.pdf
- https://zh.unesco.org/silkroad/sites/default/files/knowledge-bank-article/vol_III%20silk%20road_the%20gupta%20kingdom.pdf
Samudragupta
- http://magadhmahilacollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Samudragupta.pdf
- https://www.eklavya.in/pdfs/Books/SSTP/social_studies_7/histroy/01%20Samudragupta.pdf
Chandragupta II,
- https://www.gktoday.in/topic/chandragupta-ii/
- https://www.historydiscussion.net/biography/chandragupta-ii-vikramaditya-conquests-and-culture/3080
Skandgupta
Gupta administration and Land revenue system
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20161/1/Unit-33.pdf
- https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/61902/1/Unit-2.pdf
Society, economy and religion during this period
- https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/61902/1/Unit-2.pdf
- http://gcwk.ac.in/econtent_portal/ec/admin/contents/102_P18HSC101_2020121312191351.pdf
Development of art, architecture, literature, philosophy , science and technology
- https://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/art-literature-and-science-in-gupta-period/2237
- https://www.tutorialspoint.com/ancient_indian_history/science_and_tech_of_gupta_period.htm
Later Guptas
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27649365_Later_Gupta_History_Inscriptions_Coins_and_Historical_Ideology
- http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/44601.pdf
Decline of the Guptas.
- http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/44601.pdf
- https://prepp.in/news/e-492-legacy-and-decline-of-the-gupta-empire-ncert-ancient-history-notes
Formation and expansion of the Vardhana Empire
- http://magadhmahilacollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Extent-of-Harshavardhanas-empire.pdf
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/61905/1/Unit-3.pdf
Conquests and administration of Harsha
- http://greenvalleykashmir.com/CMS/Files/11723.pdf
- https://www.allstudyjournal.com/article/193/2-3-80-467.pdf
Religion, Education at the time of Vardhana Dynasty
- https://examsdaily.in/harshavardhana-history-pdf-study-materials
- https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/the-harshavardhana-era-1437...
Accounts of Hieun –Tsang.
Palas
Pratiharas
Rashtrakutas-
The Tripartite Struggle
- http://vidyamandira.ac.in/pdfs/e_learning/gm_history/Tripartite%20Strugg...
- https://rajdhanicollege.ac.in/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Tripartite%20Struggle%20Rashtrakuta%20Pal%20And%20Pratihara.pdf
Society , Polity ,Art & Religion during Rajputs period
- https://selfstudyhistory.com>2020/01/21.origin-and-the-
- https://rajdhanicollege.ac.in/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Or...
Pallavas dynasty
- http://www.igntu.ac.in/eContent/IGNTU-eContent-373897175893-MA-AIHC-2-DrJanardhanaB-PoliticalHistoryofIndiafromC.300CEto1200CE-3.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351779928_THE_PALLAVAS_OF_KANCHIPURAM_KANCHI
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/61908/1/Unit-5.pdf
Cholas dynasty
Chola Administration
