This course provides an analytical study of the history of India from 1200 to 1700 CE. It
introduces students to a thematic study of the main aspects of the period, delineating major
transitions, changes and developments that include the establishment of the Delhi
Sultanate, the Mughal state, Vijayanagara and Rajput polities, encompassing political,
administrative, cultural and economic aspects. Through select regional case studies the
course also underlines the inter- connectedness of the subcontinental region in its
transition to the Early Modern period.
Learning Outcomes:
After the successful completion of this Course, the students will be able to:
• Identify the major political developments in the History of India during the period
between the thirteenth and the seventeenth century.
• Outline the changes and continuities in the field of culture, especially with regard to
art, architecture, bhakti movement and Sufi movement.
• Discuss the economic history of the period under study in India especially, where
agrarian production and its implications are concerned.
• Delineate the development of trade and urban complexes during this period.
Course Outline:
Unit I. Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the Sultanates of Delhi c.13th to
15th century: Expansion; Iqta system; administrative reforms; nobility
Unit II. Regional political formations: Vijayanagara
Unit III. Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the Mughal State, c.16th to 17th
century: Expansion and consolidation; Rajputs; Mansabdari and Jagirdari; imperial
ideology; reassessing Aurangzeb
Unit IV. 17th century transitions: Marathas; Sikhs
Unit V. Art and architecture in medieval India: Qutb complex; Vijayanagara (Hampi);
Fatehpur Sikri; Mughal miniature painting
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Unit VI. Society, culture and religion: Bhakti -- Kabir and Mira Bai; Sufism –
Nizamuddin Auliya and Sufism in popular literature from the Deccan: Chakki-Nama and
Charkha- Nama.
Unit VII. Economy and integrated patterns of exchange: Rural and urban linkages;
maritime trade and non-agrarian production

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