Indian History (Ancient and Medieval)

Unit I — Sources of Ancient India

Archaeological Sources, Literary Sources and Foreign Travelers Accounts

Unit II — Vedic Age

Theory of Kingship, Nature of State and Administrative apparatus; Polity and Economy, Socio – Religious life and education

Unit III — India in the 6th century B.C.

Age of Janpadas; Persian & Greeek Invasions, Jainism & Buddhism: Teaching & Impact, Nature of society and economy in the Vedic time, Mauryan period, The concept of Justice and Judicial systems in ancient India.

Unit IV — The Age of Gupta and (320 A.D.- 600 A.D.)

Imperial Expansion & Administration, Classical Age – Literature, Art and Architecture. Ancient India, Vanashram Dharma, Position of Women, Guilds, Feudalism, The concept of Justice and Judicial systems in Ancient India, Judicial System ‐ Types of courts, Procedures.

Unit V — The Delhi Sulatante

Theory of Kingship, nature of State and administrative apparatus in medieval India period, The nature of society, economy and agrarian structure in the medieval period; Bhakti and Sufi Movement.

Unit VI — The Legal System and Institution in Medieval Period

Legal systems and Institutions Sources of Islamic law, Salient feature of Islamic criminal law, Judicial Organisation: King, Chief Qazi, Judicial officers and Punishments, Law with regard to non‐Muslims ‐ Changes introduced by Akbar.

Unit VII — Age of Mughals

Rise of the Mughals, The Economic reforms in the Mughal period, The Socio-Cultural history.

Unit VIII — Decline of Muslim rule and the beginning of British Empire