CBCS 6th
Semester History Honours
PAPER VI-DSE-3
HISTORY OF NORTH
BENGAL - I
§ Physical and Historical
Geography:
§ Physical Aspects, North Bengal
in Holy Writ, the Historic Period: Gauda, Pundra and Varendri,
Pundravardhana-Bhukti, Cities in Ancient North Bengal.
§ The Legendary Period, Early
History from 326 B.C. to 320 A.D.
§ Rise of Gauda (320-650 A.D.):
North Bengal under the Imperial Guptas, Rise of Gauda -.Sasanka.
§ Political Disintegration after
Sasanka: Kingdom of Gauda.
§ The Palas: Origin and Early
History of the Palas, The Pala Empire, Disintegration and Temporary Revival,
The End of the Pala Empire, The Senas.
§ Religion: Religious Thought and
Practice – Brahmanical, Jainism and Buddhism.
§ Iconography: Vaisnava, Saiva,
Sakti, Surya, Miscellaneous, Jaina and Buddhist images.
§ Architecture and Sculpture:
Stupa, Monastic and temple Architecture.
§ Sculpture: Introduction,
Kushana Affiliation, The Gupta Idiom, Paharpur, Pala and Sena Sculpture.
§ Society: Ethnological
Background, Aryanisation of North Bengal, Socio-Religious rites, ceremonies and
Festivals, General life of the People, Position of
§ Women, Food and Drink, Dress
and Ornaments, Games and Pastimes, Music and Dance, Conveyances, Luxury and
immortality.
§ Ilyas Shahi Dynasty, Dinajpur
Raj: Raja Ganesha, Hindu Kings of Bengal, Hussain Shahi Dynasty, Gour-Pandua
and Adina, The Mughals in north Bengal
§ Khen Dyansty, Kamata-Koch
Dynasty up to 1773.
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