Ancient and Medieval India - Poonam Dalal Dahiya

 Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya

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Book Name : Ancient and Medieval India

Author : Poonam Dalal Dahiya

Language : English

Pages : 845

ISBN : 978-93-5260-673-3

Contents on the Book 

1. Ancient India

Pre-history phase

Palaeolithic Age(Hunters and Food Gatherers)

Mesolithic Age (Hunters and Herders)

Neolithic Age (Food-Producing Stage)

Chalcolithic Age / Copper-Stone Age(c. 3000−500 BCE)

2. Harappan Civilisation (c. 2600–1900 BCE)/Bronze Age

Civilisation

General features of the mature harappan phase

Town Planning

Society

Economy

Harappan Imports

Religion

Agriculture

Decline

Famous Harappan Sites

3. The Vedic Age (Rig Vedic and Later Vedic) (c. 1500–500 BCE)

Rig vedic culture (c. 1500–1000 BCE) / early vedic civilisation

Vedic Literature

Social life of Rig Vedic Aryans

Rig Vedic Economy

Rig Vedic Religion

Later vedic culture and civilisation (c. 1000-500 BCE)

Later Vedic Society

Later Vedic Age Economy

Later Vedic Age Religion

4. The Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (c. 600–300

BCE)

Political conflicts and the pre–eminence of magadha

Haryanka Dynasty (Magadha)

Shishunaga Dynasty (around 413 BCE)

Nanda Dynasty(First non-Kshatriya dynasty)

Maurya Dynasty(321 BCE)

North–west india: person and macedonian invasions

Persian Impact on India

Alexander’s Invasion (327−326 BCE)

Effect of Alexander’s Invasion

Social and material life in the age of the mahajanapadas

Administrative System

Legal and Social System

5. Buddhism and Jainism

Causes of origin

Gautama buddha and buddhism

Early Buddhist Literature

Life of the Buddha

Doctrines of Buddhism

Buddhism and Brahmanism

Reasons for Spread and Popularity of Buddhism

Reasons for the Decline of Buddhism

Buddhist Councils

Different Schools of Buddhism

Vardhaman mahavira and jainism

Early Jain Literature

Life of Vardhamana Mahavira

Doctrines of Jainism

Buddhism and Jainism

Spread and Influence of Jainism

Different Schools of Jainism

Jaina Councils

Ajivikas

6. The Maurya Empire (c. 324–187 BCE)

Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Megasthenes’s Indica

The mauryan dynasty

Ashokan Inscriptions and Ashoka’s Dhamma

Ashoka’s Legacy

Mauryan Administration

The Mauryan Society

Mauryan Art and Sculpture

Decline of the mauryas

7. Political and Cultural Developments during c. 200 BCE–300 CE

Political history of north india

Indo–Greeks/ Bactrian Greeks

The Shakas/Scythians

The Scytho-Parthians/Shaka-Pahlavas

The Kushanas

The Shaka Kshatrapas of Western India

The Impact and Contribution of Contacts with Central Asia

The Satavahanas

Important Aspects of the Satavahanas

Early historical period of South India: From Megalithic to the state polities

of Chera, Cholas and Pandyas

The Administration and Social life in the Three Early Kingdoms

Social Structure and Organisation

Crafts, Trade, and Towns in the Post Mauryan Age

8. The Guptas and the Vakatakas (c. 300–600 CE)

Decline of the guptas

The Vakatakas of the Deccan

Various Facets of Life under the Guptas and the Vakatakas

9. Early Medieval India: The Age of Regional Configurations (c. 600–1200 CE)

Period from c.600-750 ce: northern india

Pushyabhutis of Thanesar

Administration under Harsha

The Maitrakas

The Maukharies

Perion from c.600-750 : southern india

Deccan

Far South

The period from c.750−1000 ce: northern india

The Pratihara dynasty

The Palas of Bengal

The Rashtrakutas

General Overview of Life during these three kingdoms

Trade and Commerce

The Salama Dynasty of Assam(c. 800−1000 CE)

The Eastern Gangas of the Orissa

Period from c. 850-1200 ce: southern india

The Cholas

Administration of the Cholas

Chola Village Administration

Chola society and economy

Chola Art and Literature

Contact with South-East Asia and China.

10. Period from c. 1000 to 1200 CE: Northern India

The rajput clans

The Chahamanas/Chauhans

The Chandellas of Bundelkhand.

The Paramaras of Malwa

The Chalukyas of Gujarat/The Solanki Rajputs

The Tomaras

The Gahadavalas of Kannauj

Kingdom of kashmir and north-west

Karkota Dynasty

Utpala Dynasty

Yashaskara Dynasty

Hindu Shahi Dynasty

The chedis of tripuri

The senas of bengal

The gangas/chodagangas of orissa

Western chalukyas of kalyani/later westrn chalukyas

Developements in art and architecture, and science and technology

Religious movements and beliefs and development in philosophy

Heterodox Schools of Indian Philosophy

The islamic conquest of north india and the gangetic plains

Rise And Spread Of Islam

A Brief History of Islam

The Age of conflict(c.1000–1200 CE)

The Ghaznavids and Mahmud of Ghazni

The Ghurid Dynasty and Muhammad Ghori

12. Provincial Kingdoms of Medieval India

Deccan and southern india: vijayanagar and bahmani kingdom

The Vijayanagar Kingdom (c.1336–1672 CE)

Sangama dynasty

Administration of Vijaynagar Kingdom

Army and Military Organisation

Social life

Economy

Cultural Contributions

Conflict between the Vijaynagar kingdom and Bahmani Sultanate

Bahmani Administration

Western india-gujarat, malwa and mewar

Gujarat

Malwa

Mewar

North india: kashmir

Eastern india: jaunpur, bengal, assam, and orissa

Jaunpur

Bengal

Assam

Orissa/Odisha

13. The Mughals (c.1526–1857 CE)

The afghan interlude/sur interregnum (c. 1540-1555 ce)

Administrative system under the akbar

Organisation of Government

Central Administration

Provincial Administration

Land Revenue Administration

Mansabdari System

The Jagirdari System

Religious Policy

Akbar’s Navratnas

Mughal Dynasty after akbar

Art and Architecture during his reign:

Economic and social life under the muhals

Growth of Trade

Growth of Administration: MansabdariSystem and the Mughal army.

14. The Later Mughals, the Marathas and Other Provincial Kingdoms

The later mughals

Decline of the mughals

Mughal Administration

Rise of regional politics and states

The marathas

Shivaji and Rise of Marathas

Royal House of Kolhapur

The Office of the Peshwa (c.1640–1818 CE)

Maratha Confederacy

Shivaji’s Administration

Bengal

Awadh

Punjab

Rajputs

South india

The State of Travancore

The Rise of Mysore

15. Bhakti Movement

The bhakti movement in north india

Prominent Leaders of the Bhakti Movement

The Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra

Non Sectarian Bhakti Movement

Vaishnavite Movement

The Chisti Silsilah

The Suhrawardi Silsilah

The Naqshbandi Silsilah

The Qadri Silsilah

Impact of Sufism

Sufism

Sikh movement

Importance of the bhakti movement

Women in the bhakti movement

16. Coming of Europeans

The portuguse

The dutch

The english

The danes (from denmark)

The french

Anglo-french rivalry

Cause of Ist Carnatic War

Important Battles and treaty pertaining to Ist War.

Cause of IInd Carnatic War

Important Battles and Treaty pertaining to IInd War

Cause of IIIrd Carnatic War

Important Battles and treaty pertaining to IIIrd War

British conquest in india

Battle of Plassey (c. 1757 CE)

Background of Plassey

Conquest of mysore

British struggle with marathas

Background

Anglo-sikh wars

Annexation of sindh (c.1843 ce)

Causes for Annexation:

Preface 

The syllabus of the General Studies for the UPSC and State Service examinations is pretty exhaustive in nature and Ancient and Medieval History has emerged as one of the important component of this syllabus. Many aspirants

find history a boring factual subject that has to be crammed and is not a fun to learn. It is indeed difficult for any new aspirant to cover it comprehensively in a short span of time. The very purpose of writing this book is to break this myth and to make learning of history a joyful process.

This book has a completely new approach towards study of Ancient and Medieval History. It attempts to make the learning of history simple and interesting and provides a one-stop solution to all your history needs. The book is structured in a way that it is in sync with each and every topic in the syllabus. The information is given in an interesting format to make one comfortable with history.

Special Features of this Book

1. Comprehensive coverage of entire syllabus pertaining to Ancient and Medieval History demanded for UPSC, State Services and other competitive exams.
2. Inclusion of two comprehensive detachable quick revision charts each pertaining to Ancient and Medieval history to simplify the learning process.
3. In every chapter, the keywords have been highlighted so that it becomes easy for the reader to make a quick reference to important points.
4. Ample diagrams are included in the chapters to provide conceptual clarity about historic events.
5. Along with the repository of last year’s questions (both Prelims and Mains), practice questions are provided for each chapter to make students practice, assess and master the particular topic.
6. Use of simple and lucid language to cater to the needs of students of different backgrounds. The last chapter is more of an epilogue and is provided in the form of notes since it caters to certain crucial early modern India topics which are generally asked in examination.

I sincerely hope that all the readers of the book will appreciate and benefit fromits contents and find it useful for their preparation.

Any remarks/recommendations towards improving the content and its richness will be most welcome and eagerly awaited. Your valuable suggestions will go far in enhancing this book in the future. You may reach the author at

poonamrandhawasingh@gmail.com

All the very Best!

Poonam Dalal Dahiya

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