CBCS 4th
Semester History Honours Syllabus
CC-9 North Bengal University
PAPER X: HISTORY
OF INDIA V (c. 1550 - 1605)
I. Sources and Historiography:
(a) Persian literary culture;
translations.
(b) Vernacular literary
traditions.
(c) Modern Interpretations.
II. Establishment of Mughal
rule:
(a) India on the eve of Babur’s
invasion.
(b) Fire arms, military
technology and warfare.
(c) Humayun’s struggle for
empire.
(d) Sher Shah and his
administrative and revenue reforms.
III. Consolidation of Mughal
rule under Akbar:
(a) Campaigns and conquests:
tactics and technology.
(b) Evolution of administrative
institutions: Zabt, Mansab, Jagir, Madad-i-Maash.
(c) Revolts and resistance.
IV. Expansion and Integration:
(a) Incorporation of Rajputs
and other indigenous groups in Mughal nobility.
(b) North-West frontier,
Gujarat and the Deccan.
(c) Conquest of Bengal.
V. Rural Society and Economy:
(a) Land rights and revenue
system; Zamindars and peasants; rural tensions.
(b) Extension of agriculture;
agricultural production; crop patterns.
(c) Trade routes and patterns
of internal commerce; overseas trade; rise of Surat.
VI. Political and religious
ideals:
(a) Inclusive political ideas:
theory and practice.
(b) Religious tolerance and
sulh-i-kul; Sufi mystical and intellectual interventions.
(c) Pressure from the Ulema.
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