History of Mughal India(1526-1760 AD)

Paper Code: 
HIS 401
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students -

  1. 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
  2. To deepen understanding the religious and economics developments during Mughal Period.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

 

 

HIS 401

 

 

 

 

 

History of Mughal India (1526-1760 A.D.)

 

The students will be able –

 

CO37-To acquaint the students with Sources of Mughal History, establishment and expansion of the Mughals from Babur till Akbar.

CO38- To analyse the political developments in the Mughal empire from the period of Jahangir to the emergence of Aurangzeb as an emperor.

CO39-To assess the policies and role of Aurangzeb in the decline of the mighty Mughal empire.

CO40-To deepen understanding about the Mughal administration, Land Revenue, Mansabdari and Jagirs.

CO41-To examine the society and economy under the Mughals.

 
  • Interactive Lectures
  • Group Discussions
  • Tutorials
  • Documentary Screening
  • Power Point Presentation
  • Reading Assignments.

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

 

9.00

Sources of study of Mughal India

Establishment of Mughal Rule in India-Babur, Humayun, Sher Shah.

Expansion of Mughal rule with special reference to Akbar-North Western Frontier Policy,Rajput Religious and Deccan Policy

 

9.00

Jahangir, Nurjahan Junta. Shah Jahan- Central Asian Policy, War of succession

9.00

Aurangzeb and Decline of Mughal Empire.

Deccan Policy of Aurangzeb

Maratha – Mughal relations. 

 

9.00

Central and Provincial Administration under Mughals.

Land Revenue system

Mansab and Jagir.

 

9.00

Society  under the Mughals- Ruling class, Peasantry, Artisans.

Economy under the Mughals- Agriculture, Textile Industry, Trade and Commerce.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • A.B. Pandey,  Later Medieval India, Allahabad, Central Book Depot, 1967
  • A.L. Srivastava, History of Mughals, Delhi, Moti Lal Banarasidas.
  • R.P. Tripathi, The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire, 2 volumes, Allahabad, Central Book Depot, 1963.
  • R.P. Tripathi, Some Aspects of Muslim Administration, Allahabad, Central Book Depot, 1964.

 

 

References: 
  • Satish Chandra, Medieval India, From Sultanate to the Mughals, Delhi, Har Anand Publications, 1997.
  • H.C. Verma, Madhya Kalin Bharat (1540-1701) Part II, Delhi, Hindi Directorate, 1993.
  • M. Athar Ali – The Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb, Mumbai, Asia, 1970.
  • Irfan Habib – The Agrarian system of Mughal India 1526-1707, Revised ed. 1999.
  • Irfan Habib – An Atlas of the Mughal Empire, Edn. II, Delhi, OUP, 1986.
  • Richards John F., Mughal Empire, New Cambridge History of India, Delhi, Cambridge, 1993.
  • Satish Chandra, Mughal Religious Policies, The Rajputs and the Deccan, Delhi, Vikas, 1993.
  • Asther Catherine – Architecture of Mughal India, Cambridge, 1992
  • History and Culture of Indian people – Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Series.
  • Rizvi, S.A.A., The Wonder that was India, Vol. II, London, 1987, 11.4 (Delhi Foundation Books, 1993), Reprint Paperback, 1993.
  • Desai, Z.A. – Indo Islamic Architecture, Delhi, Publication Division, 1972.
  • Gordon Stewart – The Marathas 1600 – 1818. The new Cambridge History of India, Delhi, Foundation Books, 1994.
  • R. Nath, Medieval Indian History and Architecture, New Delhi, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, 1995.
  • Bamber Gascoigne, The Great Mughals, New Delhi, Times Books International, 1971.
  • P.N. Chopra, B.N. Puri, M.N. Das, A Socio Cultural and Economic History of India, Vol. II, McMillan India Ltd., 1974.
  • Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol I

 

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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