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SYLLABUS

M.A. (HISTORY) PART-II (SEMESTER III & IV)

2015-16 and 2016-17 EXAMINATIONS

PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY)

PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS :

GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA

PAPER-II : History of Ancient India from the Earliest Times to the

Macedonian Invasions

PAPER-III : History of India from the Down fall of the Kushan empire to

circa 700 A.D.

PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.

GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA

PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1000-1399 A.D.)

PAPER-III : History of the Mughals (1526-1605 A.D.)


GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA

PAPER-II : History of India from 1707-1772.

PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947.

PAPER-IV : National Movement in India 1858-1930 and

Constitutional Development.

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THIRD SEMESTER

PAPER-I

HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY)

Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75

Pass Marks : 26

Internal Assessment: 25

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS

1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.

The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper

and not the title of the paper.

2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &

B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the

syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-

answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will

carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,

each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are

required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and

the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each

short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.

3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question

should at least be fifty percent.

4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily

understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.

5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two

in a question paper.

6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different

intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.

7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of

internal assessment.

NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each

paper and not the title of the paper.

Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections

A & B and the entire Section C.

The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory

Papers) is below:

1. Test : 10 Marks

2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks

3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks

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SECTION–A

1. Principal Sources for the study of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign.

2. Political condition of the Punjab in late 18th century; Maharaja Ranjit

Singh's rise to power with special reference to his relations with Misals.

3. Sikh-Afghan relations : Conquests of Attock, Multan, Kashmir and

Peshawar.

4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's relations with the British : 1800-1839.

a) Cis-Sutlej States

b) Question of Sind

c) Tripartite Treaty

SECTION–B

5. Nature of the State under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

6. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Administration : Central and Provincial

Structure and Military Organisation.

7. Causes of the First Anglo-Sikh War, (1845-46) and post war settlements.

8. Causes of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, (1848-49 ) and Annexation of the

Punjab.

SECTION–C

Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.

The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be

based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources

within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will

be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total

marks of this section will be 27.

ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Fauja Singh & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh

A.C. Arora

2. J.D. Cunnigham : A History of the Sikhs

3. B.J. Hasrat : Anglo Sikh Relations.

4. B.J. Hasrat : Life and Time of Ranjit Singh

5. Bhagat Singh : Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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6. Sita Ram Kohli : Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi)

7. G.L. Chopra : The Punjab as a Sovereign State

8. J.S. Grewal & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times.

Indu Banga (Eds)

9. Sir Lepel Griffin : Ranjit Singh

10. N.K. Sinha : Ranjit Singh

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Khushwant Singh : Ranjit Singh - Maharaja of the Punjab,

1780-1839.

2. Fauja Singh : Military System of the Sikhs.

3. Ganda Singh (ed.) : Ranjit Singh - First Death Centenary

Memorial Volume.

4. Ganda Singh : Private Correspondence relating to the

Anglo Sikh Wars.

5. Bhagat Singh : Sikh Polity in the Eighteenth and

Nineteenth Centuries.

6. Sita Ram Kohli : Sunset of the Sikh Empire.

7. A.C. Banerjee (ed.) : Anglo Sikh Relations

8. S.M. Latif : History of the Punjab.

9. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab (1799-1947).

10. Hari Ram Gupta : History of Sikhs


PAPER-II HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE EARLIEST

TIMES TO THE MACEDONIAN INVASIONS


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SECTION–A

1. Importance of Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary

sources .

2. The Stone Age: Early Stone age: Middle Stone age; Late Stone Age,

Neolithic and chalcolithic culture of India.

3. The Indus Valley Civilization : Its period and extent; script; the religious

life; social life; art and architecture of Harappan people; its decline.

4. The Aryans: different theories regarding their original home.

SECTION–B

5. The Vedic Age: Social, Political and Religious life of the early Vedic

Age; social, political and religious life of the later Vedic Age.

6. The Epics: the age of Mahabharata and Ramayana; the epics as a source

for the study of Ancient Indian History.

7. Political condition of India during the 6th century B.C.: the age of reason

and revolt and the emergence of Buddhism and Jainism.

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8. The Achaemenian Invasions: The Macedonian Invasions, Greek

Influence on India History.

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Piggot Stuart : Prehistoric India

2. Wheeler, M. : Indus Valley Civilization

3. Majumdar, R.C. and : The Vedic Age

Pusalkar (ed.)

4. Ray Chaudhuri, H.C. : Political History of Ancient India

5. Mookerji, R.K. : Ancient India

6. Smith, V.A. : The Early History of India

7. Tripathi, R.S. : History of Ancient India

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. R.C. Majumdar : Ancient India

2. S.K. Dhillon : Religious History of Ancient India.

3. Romila Thapar : History of Early India

4. Upinder Singh : A History of Ancient & Early Medieval

India from Stone Age to 12th century

Group-A : ANCIENT INDIA

Paper-III

HISTORY OF INDIA FROM THE DOWNFALL OF THE KUSHAN

EMPIRE TO circa 700 A.D.


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SECTION–A

1. Political condition of India after the downfall of the Kushans up to the

rise of the Guptas.

2. Rise of the Nagas : Bharasivas and Vakataks.

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3. The Imperial Guptas; Origin of the Guptas; Political and Cultural

achievements of the Gupta Kings; Gupta Vakatak relations.

4. The Hunas and their inroads.

SECTION–B

5. The later Guptas and the Maukharis.

6. Achievements of the Maukharis: Gupta-Maukhari relations.

7. Harshavardhan and his times.

8. Yashovarman and his times.

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. B.N. Puri : India under the Kushans

2. Majumdar and : The Age of Imperial Unity, Vol.III.

Pusalkar (ed.)

3. Majumdar and : The Classical Age Vol.I (Bhartya Vidya

Pusalkar (ed.) Bhavan Series)

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Majumdar and : Struggle for the Empire Vol.IV

Pusalkar (ed.) (B.V.B. Series)

2. R.S. Tripathi : History of Kanauj

3. D. Devahuti : Harsha and His Times

Group A : ANCIENT INDIA

PAPER-IV: STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND

ECONOMIC

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1. Development of Varna System.

2. Origin and growth of caste-system, Varna and Ashrams: position of

Shudras.

3. Family Organization; position of women; educational system; Types of

marriage.

4. The sixteen Samskaras and their importance.

SECTION–B

5. Criticism of Brahmanical social institutions.

6. Harappan culture : Beliefs and Practices.

7. Art, Architecture and sculpture of the Mauryan period.

8. Art, Architecture, sculpture and paintings of the Gupta period.

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. A.L. Basham, : The Wonder that was India

2. A.S. Altekar : State and Government in Ancient India

3. K.L. Daftri, : The Social Institutions of Ancient India

4. R. Shamasastry : Kautiyla Arthasastra

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. V.S.Marawala. : Gupta Temple Architecture

2. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture.

3. P.H. Prabhu : Hindu Social Organization

4. R.S. Sharma : Political Ideas and Institution in Ancient India

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PAPER-II : MEDIEVAL INDIA

DELHI SULTANATE (1000-1399 A.D.)


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SECTION–A

1. Sources of the history of the Sultanate period, with special reference to

Alberuni's India, Barani's Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi and Travels of Ibn Batuta.

2. Social and Political condition of India around 1000 A.D.

3. Invasions of Mahmud Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori, causes of the

Turkish victory.

4. Consolidation of the Turkish rule with special reference to the measures

taken by Iltutmish and Balban.

SECTION–B

5. Khalji revolution.

6. The Khalji Rule :

a. Administrative and military reforms of Alauddin Khalji.

b. Economic Reforms

c. Alauddin's Deccan and N.W.F. policies.

d. Collapse of Alauddin's system.

7. Rise of Tughlaqs: Career, conquests and administration of Ghias-ud-din-

Tughlaq.

8. Muhammad -bin -Tughlaq : various experiments; causes of his failure;

character ; Administrative policies of Feroz Tughlaq.

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. A. B. Pandey : Early Medieval India

2. K.S. Lal, : Twilight of the Sultanate

3. K. A. Nazami

& Muhammad Habib : The Comprehensive History of India

Vol. V

4. Muhammad Habib : Mahmud of Ghazna

5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India part-I ( upto Sultanate)

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4. S.R. Sharma, : Mughal Empire in India.

6 U.N.Day : Some Aspects of Medieval Indian

History,

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1. Mohibul Hassan : Historians of Medieval India

2. Manik Lal Gupta : Sources of Mughal History

3. Nazim Muhammad : Life and times of Sultan Mahmud of

Ghazna

4. Habibullah, A.B.M. : The Foundation of Muslim rule in India

5. Lal, K.S. : History of Khaljis

6. R.C. Majumdar : Struggle for Empire Vol.V.

7. R.C. Majumdar : Delhi Sultanate, Vol.VI.

Group B: MEDIEVAL INDIA

PAPER-III : HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS (1526-1605 A.D.)


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SECTION–A

1. Sources of Mughal Indian History with special reference to Tuzk-i-

Baburi, Akbarnama, Badaoni's Munthkhab-ut-Twarikh.

2. Socio-Political condition of India on the eve of Babur's invasion.

3. Babur's character and personality, Babur as an Empire builder (with

special reference to battles of Panipat and Kanwaha.

4. Humayun : Humayun's relations with Bahadur Shah and Sher Shah.

Causes of Humayun's expulsion from India and factors for his restoration

to power.

SECTION–B

5. Sher Shah Suri : Central Administration, local administration, judicial

and police systems, public reforms currency reforms, Sher Shah as the

fore-runner of Akbar.

6. Akbar : Rise and fall of Bairam Khan; NWFP, and Deccan policies,

estimate of Akbar.

7. Rajput Policy of Akbar.

8. Religious policy : factors and forces that influenced his religious policy,

measures to conciliate the Hindus; Din-i-Ilahi.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Beni Parsad : History of Jahangir

2. Irfan Habib (ed.) : Medieval India - Research in the History

of India, (1250-1750)

3. J.F.Richards : New Cambridge History of India. (The

Mughal Empire)

4. K.A. Nizami : Akbar and Religion

5. Mohammad Idris : Mughal Bharat (Punjabi)

6. R.P . Tripathi,. : Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire.

7. R.S. Awasthi, : Mughal Emperor Humayun

8. S. Lanepoole, : Babur (Ruler of India)

9. S. Lanepoole, : Medieval India

10 Satish Chandra : Medieval India : From Sultanate to the

Mughals

11 Satish Chandra : Mughal Religious Policies, the Rajputs

and the

Deccan, Delhi, 1993/1994

1526-1748)

12. S.R. Sharma : Mughal Empire in India

13. Shireen Moosvi : Episodes in the Life of Akbar

(Translated and Edited ) Contemporary Records and

Reminiscences.

14 U.N.Day : Some Aspects of Medieval Indian

History.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. A.L. Srivastava, : Mughal Empire.

2. Nurul Hasan : Religion, State & Society in Medieval

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3. R.C. Majumdar, (ed.) : Mughal Empire (Bharat Vidya Bhawan

Series Vol.VII).

4. S.K. Banerjee, : Humayun Badshah.

5. V.A. Smith, : Akbar the Great Mughal.

Group B : MEDIEVAL INDIA

PAPER-IV :STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS : SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND

ECONOMIC


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SECTION–A

1. Social Structure of the Muslims Society: Upper classes; religious classes,

masses, and position of women.

2. Social Structure of the Hindu Society : Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas,

Shudras and Untouchables; position of women.

3. Ulema and Nobility: their role in Muslim Society.

4. Sufism: Sufi-Silsilahs ; their impact on society.

SECTION–B

5. Bhakti Movement : general principles, impact on society.

6. Religions Policy of the Sultans of Delhi.

7. Land revenue system under the Sultans ; Iqtadari system

8. Art and Architecture under Sultans .

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. K.A.Nizami : Religion and Politics during the 13th

Century.

2. Tara Chand : Influence of Islam on Indian Culture.

3. K.M. Ashraf : The Life and Conditions of the People of

Hindustan.

4. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions (Social, Cultural,

Economic), (Punjabi).

5. Percy Brown : Muslim Architecture.

6 Vipul Singh : Interpreting Medieval India

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7 Irfan Habib : The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1500-

1707

REFERENCE BOOKS

1 Euginia Vanina : Ideas & Society inIndia jfrom 16th to 18th

century

2. Satish Chandra : Social Change and development in Medieval

Indian History, New Delhi: Har Anand, 2008

3 Satish Chandra : Essays on Medieval Indian History

4 K.A. Nizami : Religion and Politics in India during the

Thirteenth

Century, New Delhi: OUP, 2002


PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1707-1772


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SECTION–A

1. Historiography on the decline of the Mughal Empire.

2. Systemic Crisis and collapse : Collapse of Empire and Emergence of

regional states of Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad; Parties and politics at

the Mughal Court.

3. Rise and Expansion of Maratha Power in the eighteenth century.

4. Maratha-Afghan Confrontation and the Third Battle of Panipat: its

importance in Indian History; Causes of Maratha defeat.

SECTION–B

5. Rise of Sikh Power : Sikh-Mughal Confrontation, Sikh-Afghan

Confrontation, Causes of Sikh triumph.

6. Internal Struggle of European Trading Companies for Power and

supremacy in India with special reference to Anglo-French Wars in the

Karnatak.

7. Beginnings of British rule in Bengal Presidency : early difficulties and

how they were over come.

8. Administration and reforms of Robert Clive.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Muzaffar Alam : The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North

India (OUP, Delhi, 1986).Revised

Adition 2013.

2. Satish Chandra : Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court.

3. Jagdish Narayan : A Study in Eighteenth Century India.

Sarkar.

4. R.C. Mazumdar (ed.) : The Maratha Supremacy, (Bharat Vidya

Bhawan Series, Vol.8).

5. Nadkarni : Rise and Fall of the Maratha Empire

6. P.E. Roberts : History of British India.

7. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom, Vol.I.

8. B.L. Grover & S. Grover : A New Look at Modern Indian History

from

1707 to the Modern times )

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. P.J. Marshal (ed.) : The Eighteenth Century in Indian

History-Evolution, Revolution.

2. Stewart Gordon : The Marathas, 1600-1818.

3. H.N. Sinha : Rise of the Peshwas

4. G.S. Sardesai : Main Currents of Maratha History.

5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India, Jagirdari Crisis and the

Village.


PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1818-1947


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SECTION–A

1. Significance of the year 1818; Evolution of British Paramountcy.

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2. New Trends in Administration : Administrative & Judicial Reforms

under Company's rule with special reference to Lord William Bentinck

and Lord Dalhousie, 1818-1857.

3. End of East India Company's Monopoly of Trade : Charter Acts of 1833

and 1853.

4. Development of Local self government upto 1947, Growth of Press and

its impact on National Movement.

SECTION–B

5. The Rising of 1857: causes, nature and effects.

6. British Policy towards Indian States, 1818-1947.

7. The Russian Danger and its impact on Indian Situation : First Afghan

War ; Annexation of Sind and Punjab.

8. Foreign Policy of Government of India :

i. Policy towards Afghanistan

ii. Relations with Tibet and Iran.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India

2. B.B. Misra : Administrative History of India (1834-

1947).

3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy Society and Politics in

Modern India.

4. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle For Independence,

Penguin, Delhi, 1996.

5. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom: A History of

Modern India, 1707-1947, Vol.I.

6. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, New

Delhi, 1974.

7. S.K. Bajaj and J.S. Rekhi : Bharat Da Itihas 1818-1919 (Punjabi).

Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000.

8. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi)

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Delhi, 1998.

9. B.L. Grover & S. Grover : A New Look at the Modern Indian

History from 1707 to the Modern times

10. A.C. Banerjee : A Comprehensive history of India

11. Shekhar Bandhopadhya : From Plassey to Partition

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Foundation of Indian Foreign Policy

2. R.K. Mookerjee : Rise and Fall of the East India Company

(Popular, Bombay, 1973).

3. C.A.Bayly, : India's Society and the Making of the

British Empire (New Cambridge

University Press, 1987).

4. P.N. Khera : Annexation of Sindh.

5. P.L. Mehra : Young Husband Mission to Tibet

6. Ravinder Kumar : Persia and Persian Gulf : North-West

Frontier.

7. S.N. Sen, : Eighteen Fifty Seven

8. M.H. Fisher : Politics of the British Annexation of

India, 1757-1857.

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Group C: MODERN INDIA

PAPER-IV : NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND

CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1858-1930.


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SECTION–A

1. Queen's Proclamation of 1858; Government of India Act - 1858.

2. Emergence of Indian National Congress ; Moderates, their programme,

methods and estimate of their work.

3. Extremists in Indian Nationalism : Estimate of their work, Surat split.

4. Minto Morley Reforms 1909.

SECTION–B

5. Revolutionaries in India and Abroad; Komagata Maru, The Ghadar

Movement, The Home Rule Movement.

6. Agitation against Rowlatt Bills; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and its

impact.

7. Government of India Act 1919; Khilafat and Non Co-operation

Movement.

8. Swarajist Politics, Simon Commission and reaction.

SECTION–C







ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle for Independence

(Delhi, Penguin, 1996).

2. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India 1885-1947

(Delhi Macmillan, 1985).

3. G.N. Singh : Landmarks in Indian Constitutional and

National Development.

4. Anil Seal : Emergence of Indian Nationalism

(Cambridge University Press, 1971).

5. Danial Argov : Moderates and Extremists in the Indian

National Congress.

6. R.C. Majumdar : History of Freedom Movement in India

Vol.II & III.

7. S.L. Sikri : Gkos dk ok;aNoh nzd'bB ns/ ;zftXkfBe

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8. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement Vol. IV 9. B.L. Grover and : A New Look at the Modern India S. Grover REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom (Rajesh Pub.

New Delhi, 1977).

2. S.R. Mehrotra : Emergence of the Indian National

Congress.

3. S.R. Mehrotra : Towards India's Freedom and Partition.

4. B.R. Nanda : Making of a Nation : India's Road to

Independence (Haper-Collins, New

Delhi, 1998).

5. A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian

Nationalism (Bomaby, Popular

Prakashan, 1986).

6. H. Kulke and D. : History of India (Australia, Kruk

Rothermund Helkms 1986).

7. Judith Browne : Modern India : Rise of an Asian

Democracy, Delhi, 1984.

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SEMESTER-IV


PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS :


PAPER-II : History of Ancient India from the Rise of Magadha to the

Kushans.

PAPER-III : History of India from circa 700 to 1000 A.D.



PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1399-1528 A.D.)

PAPER-III : History of the Mughals (1605-1707 A.D.)

PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic under

the Mughals.

GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA PAPER-II : History of India from 1772-1818.

PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947.

PAPER-IV : National Movement in India and Constitutional

Development 1930-1947.

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SECTION–A

1. Social and economic condition of the Punjab in the first half of the 19th

century.

2. a) Board of Administration, its formation and working.

b) Sir John Lawrence as Chief Commissioner of Punjab

3. Punjab and Revolt of 1857.

4. Socio-religious reform movements:

a) The Namdhari Movement

b) The Singh Sabha Movement

c) The Arya Samaj

d) The Ahmadiya Movement

SECTION–B

5. Agrarian Policy of the British government: Canalization and

colonisation ; rural indebtedness; Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1901

6. Growth of national consciousness and freedom movement:

a) Agrarian Unrest, 1907.

b) Ghadar Movement

c) Kirti-Kisan Movement

d) Naujawan Bharat Sabha.

7. Growth of National consciousness and freedom Movement :

a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

b) Gurdwara Reform Movement

c) Babbar Akali Movement

8. Causes of the Partition of Punjab 1947.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Khushwant Singh : History of the Sikhs, Vol.II.

2. S.S. Bal : British Policy towards Punjab

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3. Fauja Singh : The Kuka Movement

4. Ganda Singh (ed.) : e{fenK dh ftEhnk L gzikp T[s/ nzro/iK dk epiak 5. V.N. Datta : Jallianwala Bagh

6. Mohinder Singh : The Akali Movement

7. N.M. Khilnani : The Punjab Under the Lawrences

8. Kirpal Singh : Partition of Punjab

9. Teja Singh : The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the

Sikh Awakening

10. J.S. Grewal : The Akalis- A Short History

11. J.S. Grewal : History of the Sikhs

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. S.S. Bal : A Brief History of the Modern Punjab.

2. G.S. Deol : Ghadar Movement

3. S.S. Josh : History of Ghadar Movement

4. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab 1799-1947

5. Nayyar, Baldev : Minority Politics in Punjab

6. Raja Ram : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

7. S.L. Malhotra : Gandhi, Punjabi and the Partition


PAPER-II : HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE RISE OF

MAGADHA TO THE KUSHANS


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1. The rise of Magadha upto Nandas.

2. The rise and fall of the Mauryas; political achievements of their kings

and administration under the Mauryas.

3. The Sungas : Origin and political achievements of their kings.

4. Greek Invasions : Indo-Parthian, Indo Sythian Kings.

SECTION–B

5. The Kanvas and the Satvahanas.

6. The Sakas : Saka-Murandas, Saka Satavahana struggle, The Satraps of

Taxila, Mathura, Ujjain and Saurastra.

7. The Kushans : Origin and early history of the Kushans; Political

achievement to their kings.

8. Gandhara and Mathura School of Art.

SECTION–C

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

7. A.K. Narain, : The Indo-Greeks

8. Kautilya : Arthasastra

9. B.N. Puri : India under the Kushanas

10. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture

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REFERENCE BOOKS

1. R.K. Mookerjee, : Chandragupta Maurya and his Times

2. D.R. Bhandarkar, : Ashoka

3. R. Thapar, : Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

4. K.A.N. Sastri, : The Age of Nandas and Mauryas

5. L.M. Joshi, : Studies in the Buddhist Culture of India

(2nd edition)

6. Chattopadhyaya : Sakas in India


PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM circa 700 TO 1000 A.D.


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1. The Pratihar dynasty : the origin of the Pratihar's ; Political achievements

of the Pratihar kings.

2. The Pala dynasty : the origin of the Palas; Political achievements of the

Pala Kings.

3. Rashtrakuta dynasty : the origin of the Rashtrakutas; Political

achievements of the Rashtrakuta kings.

4. The Chalukyas : the origin and political achievements of the Chalukya

kings (Vatapi).

SECTION–B

5. The Cholas : Origin, Political and Cultural achievements of the Cholas.

6. The Chandellas : Origin and Political achievements.

7. The Origin of the Parmars and their political achievements.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. A.C.Bose : The Chandellas

2. B.N.Puri, : History of Gurjara Pratiharas

3. P.P.Bhatia : The Paramaras

4. A.K.Majumdar : The Chalukyas of Gujrat

5. K.A.N.Sastri : The Cholas (Colas)

REFERENCE BOOKS 1. L.M.Joshi : Studies in the Buddhist Culture of India.

2. K.A.N.Sastri : History of South India

3. R.S Sharma. : Sudras in Ancient India.

4. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture.


PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS : SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND

ECONOMIC


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1. Expansion of Indian culture outside India without Colonization:

a) India and the Western Countries - Rome and Greece.

b) India and the Central Asian Countries - Bactria and Khotan.

2. Expansion of Indian culture outside India without colonization:

a) India and the Northern Countries - Tibet, China, Korea and Japan.

b) India and the Eastern Countries - Burma, Siam and Sri Lanka

(Ceylon).

3. Expansion of Indian culture outside India along with colonization Java,

Sumatra and Bali.

4. Expansion of Indian culture outside India alongwith colonization -

Bornew, Cambodia and Champa.

SECTION–B

5. Crafts and Industries in Ancient India.

6. Trade and Commerce; internal trade; foreign trade.

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7. Land system, ownership of land, types of land, land tenture; Land survey;

Land measurements; Land grants and land sale.

8. The corporate economic life; the nature, organization and importance of

guilds, currency, exchange and money lending.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Lallanji Gopal : The economic Life in Northern India

2. S.K. Maity : Economic Life in Northern India

3. A.S.Altekar : Education in Ancient India

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. R.K.Mukerji : Education in Ancient India

2. R.C. Majumdar : Hindu Colonies in Far-East

3. U.N.Ghoshal : Studies in Indian History and Culture


PAPER-II : DELHI SULTANATE (1399-1526 A.D.)


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1. Invasion of Timur and its effects.

2. The Lodis : Bahlol Lodi; Sikander Lodi; Ibrahim Lodi; Lodi Polity.

3. Administrative structure of Delhi Sultanate: Central and Provincial

Administration, Crime and Justice, Military organization.

4. Fall of Delhi Sultanate.

SECTION–B

5. Nature of State under the Delhi Sultans.

6. Role of Nobility during the period of Delhi Sultans.

7. The Bahmani Kingdom.

8. The Vijayanagar Empire.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. A.H. Haliun : History of Lodi Sultans of Delhi and

Agra

2. R.C. Majumdar, (ed.) : Delhi Sultanate Vol. VI

3. A.C. Arora : Madhkaleen Bharat Da Itithas (Pbi.)

4. Vipul Singh : Interpreting Medieval India

5. Nilkanth Shastri : A History of South India: From

Prehistoric Times to the Fall of

Vijaynagar

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. R.S. Tripathi, : Some Aspects of Muslim

Administration

2. Mahdi Hussain, : Rise and Fall of Muhammad Bin

Tughluq

3. I.H. Qureshi, : Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi

4. Elliot and Dowson : History of India as told by its own

Historians


PAPER-III : HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS, 1605-1707 A.D.


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1. Jahangir: Nur Jahan's Influence on Administration; Mewar Policy,

Foreigners at the Court of Jahangir, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.

2. Shah Jahan : Central Asian Policy : Deccan Policy; Law of succession

under the Mughals and the war of succession among the sons of Shah

Jahan; A critical assessment of his reign.

3. Aurangzeb: Religious Policy; Rajput Policy; Deccan Policy.

4. Aurangzeb's ideal of kingship; his responsibility for the decline of the

Mughal Empire.

SECTION–B

5. Shivaji ; Causes of the rise of Maratha power: Shivaji's relations with

Bijapur and Mughals.

6. Administration of Shivaji: Character and Personality.

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7. Mughal Administration: Central and Provincial Administration, Judicial

System, Military Organization.

8. Weakness of the Mughal Empire before 1707.

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ESSENTIALBOOKS

1. Banarisi Prasad Saksena: History of Shah Jahan of Delhi.

2. Abdul Aziz : Mansabdari System and the Mughal Army

3. Irvine : Army of the Indian Mughals

4. Sri Ram Sharma, : Religious Policy of the Mughal

Emperors

5. G.S. Sardesai, : Main Currents of Maratha History

6. J.N. Sarkar, : Shivaji and His Times

7. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb

8. R.C. Majumdar,, (ed.) : The Mughal Empire, Vol.VII.

9. R.P . Trpathi : Rise and Fal of the Mughal Empire.

10. R.P . Trpathi : Some Aspects of Muslim

Administration

9. A.C. Arora : History of Medieval India (Punjabi)

(Madhkaleen Bharat Da Itihas)

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1. J.N. Sarkar, : A Short History of Aurangzeb

2. J.N. Sarkar, : Mughal Administration

3. Sri Ram Sharma, : Mughal Government and

Administration

4. Satish Chandra : Medieval India

5. Satish Chandra : Mughal Religious Policies , The Rajputs

and the Deccan

5. J.F. Richard : Cambridge New History of India,

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The Mughal Empire

6. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi : The Administration of the Mughal

Empire, Patna, 1979

7. Abdul Aziz : The Mansabdari System and the Mughul

Army, Delhi 2009.


PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS-SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND

ECONOMIC UNDER THE MUGHALS


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1. Agrarian system and land rights: subsistence pattern of agriculture;

rural markets, organization of village community.

2. Sources of revenue of the State and land revenue system with special

reference to Sher Shah Suri and Akbar.

3. Mansabdari and Jagirdari system.

4. The Empire and Zamidars; Condition of peasants.

SECTION–B

5. Urbanisation and Urban Centres.

6. Organization and pattern of trade and industry; Monetary System.

7. Development of language and literature.

8. Art and Architecture under the Mughals.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

6. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions

(Social, Cultural and Economic).

(Punjabi.)

7. Mohammad Idris : Foreign Trade Under the Mughals

1526-1707.

8. Monica Juneja : Architecture in Medieval India: forms,

contexts, Histories

9. Shireen Moosvi : People, Taxation and Trade in Mughal

India,New Delhi : OUP, 2008

10. Tapan Raychaudhuri : The Cambridge Economic History of

and Irfan Habib, (ed) India 1200-1750

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11. Hamida Khatoon Naqvi, : Agricultural, Industrial and Urban

Dynamism urder the Sultans of Delhi,

New Delhi, 1986

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb.

2. P.N. Chopra, : Social Life During Mughal Age.

3. S.P. Nigam, : Nobility Under the Sultans.

4. Irfan Habib : Agrarian system of Mughal India.

5. S.R. Sharma, : Religious Policy of the Mughal

Emperors.


PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA 1772-1818


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1. Warren Hastings : Critical examination of his policy and work.

2. Rise and Fall of Mysore : Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.

3. British Administration during the period of Cornwallis, Wellesley and

Lord Hastings in respect of Judiciary and Public Service.

4. British land revenue policy : Permanent Settlement : Ryotwari System,

Mahal-wari System.

SECTION–B

5. Parliamentary Legislations : The Regulating Act 1773 : Pitts India Act,

1784.

6. Charter Act, 1793; Charter Act, 1813 and the growth of opposition to

company's monopoly of eastern trade.

8. Re-emergence and Fall of Marathas, 1772-1818.

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9. Evolution of British Policy towards Indian States with special reference

to Cornwallis, Wellesley and Lord Hastings.

SECTION–C

Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.


based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the

purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50

words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of

these questions will be 32.

ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. Percival Spear : Oxford History of India

2. N.K. Sinha : Haider Ali

3. A.C. Banerjee : Constitutional History of India, Vol.I.

4. B.B. Mishra : The Central Administration of the East

India Company.

5. P.E. Roberts : Historical Geography of British India.

6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom Vol.I.

7. R.C. Mujumdar : The Maratha Supremacy (Bharat Vidya

Bhawan Series) Vol.8.

8. B.L.Grover & S. Grover: A New Look at Modern Indian History

(from 1707 to the Modern Times)

9. nkoH;hHwi{wdko L Gkos dk fpqjs fJfsjk; 10. A.C. Banerjee : A Comprehensive History of India

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Kate Brittle Bank : Tipu Sultan's Quest for Legitimacy:

Islam and Kingship in a Hindu Domain.

2. P.E. Roberts : India under Wellesley

3. R.S. Mehta : Lord Hastings and the Indian States

4. Mohibbul Hasan : Tipu Sultan

5. C.H. Philips : The East India Company (1784-1834).


PAPER-III : SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN

INDIA (1818-1947)


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1. Impact of Western Ideas on Society and Religion : Brahmo Samaj, Singh

Sabha Movement, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement.

2. Growth and Development of New Education : Controversy between

Orientalists and Anglicist Schools, Woods Despatch, Hunter

Commission, 1882, Releigh Commission and Universities Act 1904.

Growth and Development of Education 1919-1947. Various Schemes of

Education.

3. Emergence of New Middle Class: Professional, Commercial and

Industrial Middle Classes, Their Social, Cultural and Political Role.

4. The Depressed Classes: Concern of social Reform with special Reference

to Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.

SECTION–B

5. Commercialization of Agriculture : Rural Indebtedness, British Policy

towards Indebtedness.

6. Tribal and peasant uprisings,Rise and Growth of Modern Industry and

Trade; British Policy towards foreign trade.

7. Drain Theory : Social and Economic effects in India, Rise and growth of

Economic Nationalism.

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ESSENTIAL BOOKS

1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India.

2. B.B. Mishra : Administrative History of India

1834-1947.

3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy, Society and Politics in

Modern India.

4. Dhamma Kumar and : Cambridge Economic History of India,

Tapan Ray Chaudhuri Vol.II (Cambridge, 1982).

5. S.K. Baja and : Bharat Da Itihas, 1818-1919 (Punjabi)

J.S. Rekhi Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000.

6. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi)

Delhi, 1998.

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7. H.C. Raychoudhary : Advanced History of India.

and K.K. Dutt : Gkos dk fpqjs fJfsjk; (Gkr ..), Punjabi University, Patiala.

8. Shekhar Bandhopadhya : From Plassey to Partition

9. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Thomas R. Metcalf : Aftermath of Revolt (Princeton

University Press, Bombay, 1973).

2. Thomas R. Metcalf : Ideologies of the Raj (New Cambridge

History of India) Bombay, 1955.

3. T.G.P. Spear : History of India, Vol.II.

4. K.W. Jones : Social and Religious Reform

Movements in Modern India (New

Cambridge History of India, Bombay,

1989).

5. V.A. Narayan : Social History of India.

6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom : A History of

Modern India 1707-1947, Vol.II.

7. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, Vol.I,

New Delhi, 1974.

8. K.W. Jones : New Cambridge History of India,

Socio-Religious Movements.


PAPER-IV : NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND

CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1930-1947


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1. Civil Disobedience Movement : Various phases, estimate of the

Movement; Individual Sabjagraha.

2. Government of India Act, 1935.

3. Muslim League Politics upto 1940 : Individual Satyagraha.

4. Cripps Mission; Quit India Movement.

SECTION–B

5. Rise of Communalism : Left Wing Politics.

6. Indian National Army : Role of Subhas Chandra Bose.

7. Towards Freedom and Partition : Cabinet Mission, Wavell Plan.

Mountbatten Plan : Indian Independence Act.

8. Circumstances leading to the Partition of India.

SECTION–C

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1. Bipan Chandra et. al. : India's Struggle for Independence

(Delhi, Penguin, 1996).

2. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India (Delhi Mac Millan,

1985)

3. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement in India,

Vol. I,II,III (Delhi, 1965).

4. G.N. Singh : Land Marks in Indian Constitutional

and National Movement.

5. R.C. Majumdar : History of freedom Movement in India,

Vol. II & III.

6. S.R. Mehrotra : Towards India's Freedom and Partition.

7. S.L. Sikri : Gkos dk ok;aNoh nzd'bB ns/ ;zftXkfBe ftek; 1857^1947H

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Low, D.A. (ed.) : Congress and Raj : Facets of Indian

Struggle 1917-1947 (Delhi Arnold

Heinemann, 1977).

2. Mushir UI Hassan : Nationalism and Communal Politics in

India.

3. Bipan Chandra : Communalism in Modern India

4. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom : A History of

Modern India, 1707-1947, Vol.II.

5. Judith Brown : Mahatma and Civil Disobedience.

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