CBCS 3rd Semester History Honours Syllabus
North Bengal University
PAPER VII: HISTORY OF INDIA IV
(c.1206 - 1550)
I. Interpreting the Delhi Sultanate:
Survey
of sources: Persian Tarikh tradition; vernacular histories; epigraphy.
II. Sultanate Political Structures:
(a)
Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the Sultanate of Delhi; The Khaljis and
the Tughluqs; Mongol threat and Timurâs invasion; The Lodis: Conquest of
(b)
Theories of kingship; Ruling elites; Sufis, ulama and the political authority;
imperial monuments and coinage
(c)
Emergence of provincial dynasties: Bahamanis, Vijayanagar, Gujarat, Malwa,
Jaunpur and Bengal.
(d)
Consolidation of regional identities; regional art, architecture and
literature.
III. Society and Economy:
(a)
Iqta and the revenue-free grants.
(b)
Agricultural production; technology.
(c)
Changes in rural society; revenue systems.
(d)
Monetization; market regulations; growth of urban centers;trade and commerce;
Indian Ocean trade
IV. Religion, Society and Culture:
(a)
Sufi silsilas: Chishtis and Suhrawardis; doctrines and practices; social roles.
(b)
Bhakti movements and monotheistic traditions in South and North India; Women
Bhaktas; Nathpanthis; Kabir, Nanak and the Sant tradition.
(c)
Sufi literature: malfuzat; premakhayans.
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