History of India (1206-1550)

Week Module Course Title 1 1 Literary and Inscriptional sources of the Delhi Sultanate 2 Early Medieval Period – Historiography and Debates 3 Sources of Early Medieval Indian History 4 Arab, Ghaznavid and Ghorid Invasions of India 2 5 Coinage and Currency System of Delhi Sultanate 6 Arab Conquest of Sindh - Nature and Impact 7 Turkish Invasions: Mahmud of Ghazna/Shahab-ud-Din of Ghur 8 Political developments of the Early Medieval India 3 9 Economy during early medieval period 10 Urban Economy of Early Medieval India 11 The rise and growth of regional languages between 650 and 1200AD 12 Indian Art and architecture between 650 & AD 1200 AD 4 13 Overview of Religion and Culture 14 Schools of Philosophy & Religious cults 15 Influence of Shakti Cult and Mother Goddess Worship 16 Puranic Traditions and other Popular Religious Cults 5 17 Tantrism in Early Medieval India 18 Buddhism in Early Medieval India 19 Science and Technology in early Medieval India 20 Caste structure in Early Medieval Period 6 21 Gender Relations in Early Medieval Indian Society 22 The Mongol Threat and Timur’s invasion of India 23 Sources of History for Delhi Sultanate 24 Political Structure of the Delhi Sultanate 13th & 14th Centuries 7 25 The Administrative System of The Delhi Sultanate 26 Political Structure of Delhi Sultanate 15th & 16th Centuries 27 Military technology and its application in the Sultanate period 28 Theories of Kingship 8 29 Female Rulers in India 30 The Tughluq Dynasty 31 The Lodi Dynasty 32 Slavery in India during the Sultanate period 9 33 India on the eve of Babur’s invasion and military technology 34 Humayun’s Struggle for Empire 35 Sher Shah – The Afghan Sultan 36 The Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal 10 37 Agriculture and Rural Revenue System during the Delhi Sultanate 38 Urban Economy and Technology during the Delhi Sultanate 39 Market Regulations and Indian Ocean Trade during the Delhi Sultanate 40 Sufism during the Delhi Sultanate 11 41 The Bhakti Movement In India 42 The Rise of Vaishnava devotionalism in Early Medieval and Medieval India 43 Sultanate Architecture 44 Morphology of Delhi as a medieval city 45 Architecture of the Bahmani Sultanate and Vijaynagara 46 The Architecture of the Ma’bar Sultanate 12 47 Development of Language & Literature 48 Persian Literature during the Delhi Sultanate Period 49 Socio Political Formations and the Economy of Rajasthan 50 Socio Political Formations and the economy of the Deccan 51 Socio-economic and Political formations of the Vijayanagar Empire 52 Regional Architecture during the Delhi Sultanate Period