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INDIAN HISTORY



i hmmfcuumi B3
It reh&tooc Penoc! B3

c Age c- _irs i~r>-t£ -s^e 53
2.3 \eo tic or t^e \e.-. Sic"* i§e 5-*
2.4 Chatcolitnic Se~ e~-r~ 5-*
III Harappan Civilization (2700-1700 BC) B4
3.1 Origin Evoiutic" 5-
3.2 The Extent S5
3.3 Important Centres 55
3.4 Major Charactenst cs 55
3.5 Decline 87
IV South India B8
V Iron Age B8
VI TheVedicAge B8
6.1 The'Aryan'Problem 69
6.2 Early Vedic Society 89
6.3 The Later Vedic Period 8 / 2
6.4 Smriti Literature 8/6
6.5 Epics 8/6
VII Sixth Century BC to Fourth
Century BC BI7
7.1 Sources of Information 8/7
7.2 Emergence of New Social Groups 8/7
7.3 Polity 6/8
7.4 Emergence of Mahajanapadas 8/8
7.5 RiseofMagadh 8/9
7.6 Persian Invasion 820
7.7 Alexander's Invasion 820
7.8 Milieu of Religious Movements 820
VIII The Mauryas (321-185 BC) B24
8.1 Source Material 624
8.2 The Mauryan Conquests 824
8.3 Material Basis of the Mauryan Empire 824
8.4 Land Revenue 825
8.5 The Urban Economy 826

8.6 Society and Religion 827
8.7 Ashoka's Policy of Dhamma 828
8.8 Mauryan Administration 829
8.9 Relations with Other Powers 63/
8.10 The Downfall of the Mauryan Empire 83/
8.1 I Mauryan Art 632
IX India After the Mauryas (200 BC-AD 100) B32
9.1 Sources 832
9 2 The Sungas (i 85-74 BC) 633
9.3 Local Powers 833
9.4 North-western India 633
9.5 Impact of Central Asian Contacts 835
9.6 The Deccan 835
9.7 Sculptural Art 836
9.8 The Beginning of Hinduism 838
9.9 Buddhism 839
9.10 jainism 839
9.11 Craft, Trade and Towns 840
9.12 South lndia--The Sangam Age B41
X The Age of the Guptas B42
10.! Political Background B43
10.2 Chandragupta I 843
10.3 Samudragupta (AD 335-376) 643
10.4 Chandragupta II (AD 376-415) 843
10.5 Gupta Administration B44
10.6 Revenue Administration 844
10.7 Trade and Towns 844
10.8 Society 645
10.9 Art and Arcitecture 847
10.10 Literature 849
10.11 Science and Astronomy 849
XI The Age of Smaller Kingdoms B49
XII Harshavardhan (AD 606-647) B50
XIII The Post Harsha Period B50
13.1 North India 650
13.2 The Deccan andtheSouth
13.3 Administration 852
13.4 Art and Architecture 652
13.5 TheCholas 855


XIV Transfc mation of the Ancient Phase
(AD 50 800) B56
14.1 E-:10my 656
14.2 T'-i Society 858
14.3 De.i oDtr'ents in Religion 859
XV Northern Inoia (750-1200) B60
15.1 Ong- z the Rajputs 860
15.2 Grovvf :'Regional Expression 86/
16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6
16.7 16.8 16.9
XVI The Delhi Sultanate (1200-1400) B6I
16.1 The Slave I. . .,5 (1206 1290) B6/
865 865
The Khilj.s 1-.J-1 320) 863 TheTughtacS.-=ns(!320-l4l4) 863
14-5!) 1526)
jf the
Sultanate 865
The Sayyid L>. - 3_ > The Lodi Suttar.s Causes of the Dc •■■ -Delhi Sultanate The Administration Economy B67 Sources of Revenue
XVII The Post-Sultanate Period B69
17.1 Smaller Kingdoms that Arose - :~e Post-Sultanate Period 869
XVIII The Age of Vijayanagar and the
Bahmanis(l336-I565) B7I
18.1 The Bahmani Kingdom 87/
18.2 Vijayanagar Empire 872
18.3 Economy B74
18.4 Architecture 874
XIX Source Material I B75
19.1 Slave Sultans 875
19.2 The Khilji Period 675
19.3 TheTughlaqs 675
XX Religion B75
20.1 The Sufi Movement 875
20.2 The Bhakti Movement 876
20.3 Kabir and Nanak B76
XXI Influences on Architecture,
Painting and Music B76
21.1 Architecture 676
21.2 Painting and Music 878
XXII TheMughals B78
22.1 Babar (1526-1530) 678
22.2 Humayun(!530--I540) 878
22.3 Akbar (1556-1605) 880
22.4 jahangir (1605-1627) 883

22.5 Shah Jahan (1628-1658) B83
22.6 Aurangzeb(l658~l707) 883
XXIII TheMarathas B83
23.! Shivaji 883
23.2 System of Government 885
23.3 Aurangzeb and Maratha Power 885
XXIV Decline of the Mughal Empire B87
24.1 Causes for the Decline 887
24.2 Source Material II 888
XXV Cultural Developments during
the Mughal Era B89
25 I Architecture 889
25.2 Painting 889
25.3 Music 890
25.4 Literature 890
XXV! The Europeans in India B9I
26.1 The Portuguese 89/
26.2 The Dutch 89/
26.3 The English 892
XXVII British Expansion in India B92
27.1 The Carnatic Wars 892
27.2 The British Conquest of Bengal 892
27.3 Extension of British Influence (1765-1792) 894
27.4 British Expansion From 1798-1809 895
XXVIII Consolidation of British Power
(1818-57) B95
28.! Burma 896
28.2 Afghanistan 896
28.3 Sindh 696
28.4 Punjab 896
25.2 Dalhousieandthe Policy of Annexation : 1848-56) B96
B96
896
XXIX British Policies and Administration
in India
29 3eve ooments in Britain and India 29.2 j,c z a System 8/00 29 3 Law and Order 8/02 29 4 A-my 8/03
29.5 Indian Civil Service 8/04
29.6 The Land Revenue System 8/05
29.7 Forest Laws 8/07
29.8 Trade and Industry 8/08
29.9 Legal Intervention in Socio-cultural Field 8/08


XXX Women's Movements and
Organisations B109
30.1 Government Intervention in Women's Issues Bl 10
XXXi Modern Education Bl 12
31.1 First Institutions Bl 12
31.2 Educational Policy 61/2
XXXII Social and Cultural Awakening in
the First Half of the 19th Century B112
32.1 Rammohun Roy and the Brahmo Samaj B//2
32.2 Young Bengal Movement BII3
32.3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar BII3
XXXIII The Revolt of 1857 and its
Consequences B117
33.1 Causes Bl 17
33.2 The Revolt Bl 17
33.3 Reasons for Failure B//7
XXXIV Reorganisation of the British Empire
in India Bl 17
34.1 Indian Councils Act of 1861 BII8
34.2 Changes in the Army Bl 18
34.3 British Policy Towards Princely
States S ' .-' 3
XXXV The Economic Impact of British Rule Bl 19
35.1 impoverishment of the Peasantry Bl 19
35.2 Ruin of Artisans and Craftsmen B//9
35.3 Development of Transport and
Trade 8 i / 9
35.4 Development of Modern Industries
Up To 1947 Bl 19
BI20
XXXVI Social and Religious Reform
Movements in the Later Half
of the 19th Century
8/2/
36.1 Arya Samaj BI20
36.2 Ramakrishna and Vivekananda
36.3 Theosophical Society BI2I
36.4 Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh School B/22
36.5 Sociai Reform B/22
36.6 Cultural Awakening B/22
Chronology of Principal Events BI23
References Bl 26
Muitilple-Choice Questions BI27
Answers B/77



Section C


THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT



I Rise of Indian Nationalism C3
I. I Emergence of a National Consciousness C3
I Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisations C4
■ The Indian National Congress (INC)
(1MS-I905) C5

li Formation of INC C5 11 *«mn Leaders of INC C5 M3 C^pn—Earty Demands C6
C6
C7
C6
C7
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VII Rise o'R=-ou
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oat
VIII Surat Split of 1907 CI2
IX Indian Councils Act of 1909 C13
X The Muslim League CI4
XI First World War and Indian Politics C15
Revolutionary Activities CIS I I 2 Lucknow Pact of 1916 CIS '1.3 Home Rule League CI6
XIS Emergence of Gandhi CI7
12.1 Champaran CI 8
12.2 Kheda CIS
12.3 Ahmedabad CI 8
XIII RowlattAct CI9
13.1 Jallianwala Bagh Incident CI9
XIV The Non-cooperation Movement
(1920-22) C24
! 4.1 No-Changers and Swarajists C26 4.2 Communaiism C26 ' *■ 3 Peasant Movements C27


C27
XV Emergence of Communists
C28 C29
C30
€30
C3I
! 5.1 Industrial Unrest and the Communists €28
XVI Subhash Chandra Bose and
Jawaharlal Nehru
XVI! Simon Commission and Nehru Report
1 7.1 Simof, Boycott €30
XVIII Revolutionary Terrorism
18.1 Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
XIX Peasant Movements
19.1 Punjab €31
19.2 Bihar €3i
19.3 South India €31
19.4 Gujarat and Maharashtra €31
XX Lahore Congress and Purna Swaraj C32
XXI Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-31) C32
XXII First Round Table Conference and
Gandhi-lrwin Pact C34
22.1 Karachi Session of the Congress, 193! €35
22.2 Truce Time €36

XXIII Second Round Table Conference C36
XXIV Civil Disobedience Resumed (1932-34) C37

24.1 Communal Award and Poona Pact €37
24.2 Untouchability: Different Perspectives €38
24.3 Return to Council Politics €38
XXV Growth of Socialist Forces C39
25! Lucknow and Faizpur €40
C4I C42 C42
25.2 Elections and Congress Ministries C41
XXVI Muslim League Tactics and
Growth of Communaiism
XXVII Gandhian Reforms
XXVIII State People's Movement
XXIX Caste Consciousness Related and
Movements C42
XXX Congress Crisis and Formation of
Forward Bloc C44
XXXI National Movement during
World War II C45
31.1 Congress Ministries Resign €45
31.2 Other Developments During the War Period €45
31.3 Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory €45
31.4 August Offer, 1940 C46
31.5 Economic Scene €46
3 1.6 New Phases of War €46 31.7 Cripps Mission C47
XXXII Quit India Movement C47
32.1 Advance of Muslim League C49
32.2 Left Alternative €49
XXXIII Indian National Army and Netaji C49
33.1 INA Trials €49
XXXIV Developments under Wavell C50
34.1 Wavell Plan and Simla Conference €50
XXXV Other Major Developments on
the Eve of Independence CSO
35.1 September 19 Announcement €50 35 2 The 1945-1946 Elections €50
35.3 Revolt of RIN Ratings €50
35.4 Cabinet Mission Plan €51
35.5 Direct Action Day and Interim Government C5 /
35.6 Constituent Assembly €52
35.7 Attlee's Announcement €52
35.8 Mountbatten Plan €52
XXXV! Independence and Partition
(1945-1947) C53
36.1 Partition €53
36.2 Integration of Princely States €53 Multiple €hoice Questions €54 Answers €73