CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDY. A.M.U., Aligarh B.A. IV Semester HSB-451: ANCIENT INDIA (Post-Mauryan Period)

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1 Session HSB-451: ANCIENT INDIA (Post-Mauryan Period) Objective: To familiarize the students with the history of foreign rule in India and their impact on society, economy and art as well as development in existing religions of India. Teachers: Prof. S. Jabir Raza (WC) No. of Lectures - 40 Dr. Rashmi Upadhyaya Dr. Mohammad Nafeesh UNIT I Political History: a. Brief study of Sungas, Kharavela, Indo-Greeks, Pahlavas. b. Sakas, Satavahanas. c. Kushanas; Kanishka: Chronology and Conquests. UNIT II Religion and Society: a. Emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, Saivism and Vaisnavism b. Manusmriti and the codification of Varna and Jati. c. Sangam Age Society. UNIT III Art and Economic Developments: a. Sunga, Gandhara, Mathura Schools of Art. b. Kushana Urbanization c. Indo-Mediterranean Trade DOCUMENTS: Manusmriti, x, 1-6, 24-40, 42-43, (Buhler s tr.) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, para 52 (R.C. Majumdar, ed., Classical Accounts of India, p.306. Note: One question may be asked on documents. HC Raychaudhuri : Political History of Ancient India, OUP, Delhi, Irfan Habib : Post-Mauryan India, Tulika Publisher, New Delhi, J.S. Negi : Groundwork of Ancient Indian History, Narayan Publishing House, Allahabad, Al Basham : The Wonder that was India, Sedgwick and Jackson, London, R.C. Majumdar (ed) : The Age of Imperial Unity, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay, Jha, D.N. : Economy and Society in Early India, Issues and Paradigm, Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, Ranabir Chakravarty : Exploring Early India, Macmillan Publication, Delhi, Edith Tomary : The History of Fine Arts in India and the West, Orient, Publication, Bombay, N. Subramaniam : The Sangam Polity (Relevant Chapter), Asia Pub. Bombay, 1966, New Delhi Upinder Singh : History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, Pearson, R.S. Sharma : Light on Early Indian society and Economy, Manaktalash, Bombay, D.N. Jha : Ancient India: An Historical Outline, an introductory People s Publishing, New Delhi, Romila Thapar : Readings in Early Indian History, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, R.S. Sharma : India s Ancient Past, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, R.S. Sharma : Material Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India, Macmillan, Delhi, V.A. Smith : A History of Fine Art in India and Cylon. Ranabir Chakravarty : Trade in Early India.

2 Session B.A. (IV Semester) HSB: 452 Medieval India Teachers: Dr Amir Ahmad Total No. of Lectures: 40 Dr Farah Saif Abidin (W.C) Dr Enayatullah Khan UNIT-I Jahangir: His accession and early measures, Court Politics, Religious Policy. Khurram s Revolt. Painting, Jahangir s memoirs. UNIT-II Shahjahan: Expansion in the Deccan and North-western Policies. Administrative Changes, Architecture. Religious Environment. War of Succession. UNIT-III Aurangzeb: The Deccan and Religious Policy. Problems of Mughal administration. Shivaji and his administration. Maratha-Mughal Struggle. DOCUMENTS: Question may be asked from the following documents (including quotation from them) 1. Bernier s Travels, tr./ed. V.A. Smith, pp Jahangir, Tuzuk-i Jahangiri, trans. Alexander Rogers, ed. Henry Beveridge, Royal Asiatic Society, London, 1909, pp (12 edicts) 3. Shireen Moosvi, Episode in the Life of Akbar, NBT Delhi, 1994, pp.109, Essential Reading: R. P. Tripathi : Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire, Central Book Depot, Allahabad, 1956 Satish Chandra : Mughal Empire ( ), Part II, Har-Anand, New Delhi, 1997 Beni Prasad : History of Jahangir, Bhartiya Kala Pralkashan, Delhi, Reprint, 2013 B.P. Saxena : History of Shahjahan of Delhi, Indian Press, Allahabad, 1932 Jadu Nath Sarkar : Short History of Aurangzeb ( ), Orient Blackswan, Hydrabad, 2009 Jadu Nath Sarkar : Shivaji and his Times, M. C. Sarkar, Calcutta, 1952 Aniruddha Ray : Some Aspects of Mughal Administration, Kalyans Publishers, New Delhi, 1984 C. B. Asher : Architecture of Mughal India, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992 Z. A. Desai : Indo-Islamic Architecture, Publication Division, MIB, Govt of India, 1970 Advanced Reading: Jahangir : Tuzuk-i Jahangiri, trans. Alexander Rogers, ed. Henry Beveridge, Royal Asiatic Society, London, 1909 Riazul Islam : Indo-Persian Relations: A Study of Political and diplomatic relations between the Mughal Empire and Iran, Tehran, 1970 Irfan Habib : Agrarian System of Mughal India, Second revised edition, OUP, Ibn Hasan : The Central Structure of the Mughal Empire, Oxford University Press, London, 1936 S. M. Yusuf : Some Aspects of Islamic Culture, Institute of Islamic Culture, Lahore, 1961 M. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb, OUP, Articles: M. Athar Ali : The Religious Issue in the war of succession ( ), Medieval India Quarterly, Vol. 5, 1963 Afzal Hussain : Elements of continuity and stability in the Mughal nobility under Akbar and Jahangir, Studies in History, Vol. II, Number 2, July-December, 1980.

3 HSB-453: Modern India, Objective: The paper looks at the growth of Indian nationalism with the emergence of Gandhi, major movements and simultaneous developments in Indian politics till India wins freedom. The study of working class movements and the rise of the left was crucial, and so was the growth of communalism in these times. Constitutional negotiations towards freedom and partition form important part of the course. Teachers: Dr. Hassan Imam Total No. of Lectures = 30 Dr. (Mrs.) Shadab Bano (WC) Dr. Yogesh Kumar Yadav Unit- I Emergence of Gandhi and Nationalism 1. Limited self government by Act of M. Gandhi and his early struggles, movement against Rowlatt Act. 3. Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement. Unit-II Expansion of Social Base of the Nationalist Movement 1. Indian Politics : Swarajists, Rise of Communalism. 2. Peasant and Working Class Movements, Rise of Left. 3. Simon Commission, Nehru Report, Civil Disobedience Movement , Women in National Movement. Unit III Freedom and Partition 1. Act of 1935 and Congress ministries, 2. Quit India movement, Revival of Muslim League, Post war upsurge 3. Constitutional negotiations towards freedom and partition, Gandhi s Assassination Books Recommended: Ishita Banerjee-Dube : A. History of Modern India Bipan Chandra : India s Struggle for Independence Sumit Sarkar : Modern India ( ) R.P. Dutt : India Today R.N. Agrawal : National Movement and Constitutional Development of India Shekhar Bandhopadhyay : From Plassey to Partition A.C. Bajerjee : Indian Constitutional Documents, Vols. II & III. S.Gopal : British Policy in India, Bipan Chandra : The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India, Mushirul Hasan : Nationalism and Communal Politics in India, A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Geraldine Forbes : Women in Modern India B.R. Verma & Bakshi : British Policy & Indian Nationalism

4 HSB-461: HISTORY OF ENGLAND, Teacher: Dr. Roohi Abida Ahmed Total No. of Lectures = 40 Dr. Nazer Aziz Anjum Dr. Lucky Khan The Hanoverian Dynasty: UNIT-I 1. The Reigns of George I and George II, Walpole and the Cabinet system, The Reign of George III, The Revolt of American Colonies. 2. The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions Enclosures and the Mechanical Changes in the Textile Industry. 3. Govt. of England under Pitt, the Younger and The Impact of French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars of England, Condition of Working Class and Social Unrest after Drive for Reforms and Liberal Era: UNIT-II 4. Utilitarianism and Reform Movements, Reform Act of Chartist Movement. 5. Corn Law Repeal, Cobden and Bright, Peelite Toryism. 6. The Liberals and Conservatives, Gladstone and Liberalism, Disraeli and New Conservatism, Reform Act of 1867, New Imperialism and Causes of British Entry into the First World War. 1. Warner & Martin : Ground Work of British History, Part II, London, AL Morton : A Peoples History of England, New York, Carter Mayer : A History of Britain, third edition, Delhi, D. Richards & A Quick : Britain , London, : Britain , London, SE Ayling : The Georgian century, London, BOOKS SUGGESTED: 1.Dorothy Marshall : Eighteenth Century England ( ), London, Dorothy Marshall : Industrial England, Lewis Namier : The Structure of Politics at the accession of George III, II edition, Christopher Hill : Reformation to Industrial Revolution, London, E. Hobsbom : Industry and Empire, New York, Peter Mathias : First Industrial Nation, New York, C&D Roberts : A History of England, (Chapters IX-XV). 8. David Thomson : England in the Nineteenth Century, Middlesex, 1950.

5 HSB-462: HISTORY OF WEST AND CENTRAL ASIA (Ottoman, Uzbek & Safavid) Teachers: Prof. S. Jabir Raza (WC) No. of Lectures = 20 Dr. Syed Ali Kazim UNIT - I 1. Origin of the Ottomans: Muhammad II, the conqueror, Suleyman, the Magnificent; Ottoman Administrative Structure; Timar, Ziamat, Sanjak; Army Organization. Empire s history till UNIT - II 1. Shaibani Khan and formation of Uzbek Khanate and State under Abdullah Khan; Uzbek Relation with Mughal India and Persia. Formation of Safavid empire under Shah Ismail, Shah Abbas I; State Structure; Religion and thought under Safavid, fall of the Safavid dynasty. 1. Creasy : The History of the Ottomans 2. Shaw, Stanford : History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey 3. P. Sykes : History of Persia 4. Ghulam Sarwar : Shah Ismail of Persia, Aligarh, Cambridge History of Iran Vols. V and VI (relevant portion), Cambridge, Riazul Islam : Indo-Persian Relation, Iran, N.R. Farooqi : Mughal-Ottoman Relations, Delhi, Mehmed Pasha : Ottoman Statecraft, London, Murphy Rhoads : Ottoman Warfare, , Routledge, Chahryar Adle & : History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. V, UNESCO, Irfan Habib (ed.)

6 TOURISM TRB-451: MEDIEVAL INDIAN ART AND MONUMENTS II Objective: To acquaint students with Mughal Architecture. Teacher: Dr. Aneesa Iqbal Sabir No. of Lectures = 40 UNIT I Mughal Architecture: From Babur to Humayun: Gardens and Mosques. Architectural development under Akbar and Jahangir (Tomb of Humayun, Tomb of Akbar, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Tomb of Itmad ud Daulah). UNIT-II Mughal Architecture under Shah Jahan: The Taj & other buildings at Agra (Shahjahani Buildings inside the Agra Fort) Shahjahanabad (Delhi): Red Fort and Jami Mosque of Delhi. UNIT-III Mughal painting under Akbar, Jahangir and Shahjahan. Building Decoration: Pietra-dura; Lattice work (Jali) Ceramic Art, (Tiles work). 1. Percy Brown - Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). 2. Z.A. Desai - Indo-Islamic Architecture. 3.Syed A. Khan - Asar-us-Sanadid (Translation by R. Nath entitled as Monuments of Delhi; Historical Study). 4. Percy Brown - Indian Painting under the Mughals. 5. I Carel - Art of Islam. 6. S.A.A. Rizvi - Fatehpur Sikri. 7. Y.D. Sharma - Delhi & Its Neighbourhood. 8. R. Nath - Coloured Decoration in Mughal Architecture. 9. George Mitchell - Islamic Heritage of the Deccan. 10. L. Ashton (ed.) - Art of India and Pakistan, vol.ii. 11. David Talbot Rice - Islamic Art 12. Subhash Parihar - Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture. 13. Daljeet - Mughal and Deccani Paintings 14. S.P.Verma - Mughal Painters and their Works (A bibliographical survey and Comprehensive Catalogue) 15. Ebba Koch - Mughal Architecture : An outline of its History and Development ( ). 16. R.Nath - History of Mughals Architecture (part 1 ) 17. Sharmin Khan - History of Islamic Architecture : Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and Provincial period.

7 Session TRB-452: TOURISM ANCIENT INDIAN ART & MONUMENTS-II Teacher: Dr. Mohammad Zafar Minhaj No. of Lectures = 40 UNIT-I 10 Early Indian Architecture 1. Stupa architecture: Sanchi Stupa, Sarnath Stupa 2. Rock-Cut architecture: Ajanta, Ellora Caves, Brief Survey UNIT-II 10 Temple Architecture 1. Early Temples: Dasavatara Temple at Deogarh, Brick Temple at Bhitargaon 2. North Indian Temples: Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar 3. South Indian Temples: Basic Architectural Features Unit-III Sculptures : Asokan Pillars and Capitals; Gandhara, Mathura and Gupta Sculptures: Chief Characteristics Features 2. Paintings: 1. Rock Paintings: Bhimbetka. 2. Murals of Ajanta: Major Themes and Characteristics Percy Brown : Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods), Taraporevala Bombay, H. Sarkar : Studies in Early Buddhist Architecture of India, ASI V.S. Agrawal : Indian Art, Varanasi, 1965 V.A. Smith : A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, Oxford, 1930 (Chapters II-X) George Michell : The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India (Vol.1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu), London, Krishna Dev : Temples of India, 2 Vols., New Delhi, Tomory Edith : A History of Fine Arts in India and the West, Bombay, J. Fergussan : History of Indian & Eastern Architecture. V.S. Agrawal : Indian Art, Varanasi, 1965 V.A. Smith : A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, Oxford, 1930 (Chapters II-X) Percy Brown : Indian Painting, New Delhi, (Chapters I, II, VII and IX). Philips S. Rawson : Indian Painting, New York, 1961 R.C. Majumdar (ed.) : The History and Culture of the Indian people: R.S. Gupta & : Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad, Bombay, Tomory Edith : A History of Fine Arts in India and the West, Bombay, Mitra, Debala : Ajanta, ASI, 1983.

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CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDY B.A. (IV SEMESTER) HSB: 452 MEDIEVAL INDIA 1605-1707 Teachers: Dr Amir Ahmad Total No. of Lectures: 40 Dr Farah Saif Abidin (W.C) Dr Enayatullah Khan UNIT-I Polity: Mughal Empire: Jahangir, Shah Jahan