Syllabus
CC-10
History of India (c 1605 – 1750s)
I. Sources:
Persian and vernacular literary cultures, histories, memoirs and travelogues
II. Political Culture under Jahangir and Shah Jahan
a) Extension of Mughal rule; changes in Mansab and Jagir systems; imperial culture
b) Orthodoxy and syncretism – Naqshbandi Sufis, Miyan Mir, Dara Shukoh, Samrad
III. Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb
a) State and religion under Aurangzeb; issues in the war of succession; policies regarding religious groups and institutions
b) Conquests and limits of expansion
c) Beginning of the crisis: contemporary perceptions; agrarian and Jagir crises; revolts.
IV. Visual Culture: Paintings and Architecture
V. Patterns of Regional Politics:
a) Rajput political culture and state formation
b) Deccan kingdoms; emergence of the Marathas; Shiva; expansion under the Peshwas
c) Mughal decline; emergence of successor states
d) Interpreting eighteenth century India: recent debates
V. Trade and Commerce
a)Crafts and technologies; Monetary system
b) Markets, transportation, urban centres
c) Indian Ocean trade network
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