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| Preface |
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13 | (2) |
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The discovery of India -- Changing approaches to Indian history -- The archaeological background |
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The Impact of Aryan Culture |
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28 | (22) |
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Sources of evidence -- The political organization of the Aryan tribes -- Caste and other social institutions -- Vedic religion |
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Republics and Kingdoms c. 600-321 B.C. |
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50 | (20) |
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Evolving political patterns -- The rise of the kingdom of Magadha -- The rule of the Nandas -- North-western India and contacts with Persia -- The growth of towns -- The rise of heterodox sects -- Jainism and Buddhism |
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The Emergence of Empire 321-185 B.C. |
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The Mauryan kings -- Mauryan contacts with neighbouring states -- Society and economic activity -- Mauryan administration -- Ashoka and his policy of Dhamma -- The decline of the Mauryan empire |
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The Disintegration of Empire c. 200 B.C.--A.D. 300 |
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The political fragmentation of the sub-continent: The Shunga dynasty, King Kharavela of Kalinga, The Indo-Greek kings, The Shakas, The Kushanas, The Satavahana dynasty, South Indian kingdoms -- Trade routes and communications |
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The Rise of the Mercantile Community c. 200 B.C.--A.D. 300 |
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Guilds -- Roman trade with south India -- Interaction of Indian and Hellenic ideas in northern India -- India's contacts with China and south-east Asia -- Changes in society -- Education and literature -- Buddhist art and architecture -- Mahayana Buddism -- Developments in Hinduism -- The coming of Christianity |
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The Evolution of the `Classical' Pattern c. A.D. 300--700 |
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The rule of the Guptas -- Hun invasions -- Some post-Gupta dynasties -- The reign of Harsha -- Changing agrarian relations -- Trade -- The pattern of living -- Education and learning -- Hindu art and architecture -- Development in Buddhism -- Changes in Hinduism -- Philosophical schools -- Indian contacts with China and south-east Asia |
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Conflict in the Southern Kingdoms c. A.D. 500--900 |
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The Chalukya, Pallava and Pandya conflicts -- Political organization and administration -- The Agrarian system -- The status of the brahman -- The philosophy of Shankara -- The growth of Tamil literature -- The Tamil devotional cult -- Mural painting in the Deccan -- Temple architecture |
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The South in the Ascendant c. A.D. 900--1300 |
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The rise of the Cholas -- Chola administration -- The village in the Chola economy -- Trade -- The role of the temple in Chola society -- The development of the languages of the peninsula -- Popular cults and sects -- The philosophy of Ramanuja and Madhva -- Architecture and sculpture |
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The Beginnings of Regional States in Northern India c. A.D. 700--1200 |
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Political struggle between the Rashtrakutas, Pratihars, and Palas -- The arrival of the Arabs in Sind -- Rise of new kingdoms -- Growth of Rajput power -- Campaigns of Mahmud of Ghazni -- The Afghan army -- Muhammad Ghuri |
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Feudalism in the Regional States c. A.D. 800--1200 |
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Beginnings of regional loyalty -- Emerging pattern of agrarian relations -- Social structure -- Literature in Sanskrit and in the newly developing languages -- Temples and sculpture -- Changes in Hinduism, the devotional cult, and the Tantric sects -- Decline of Buddhism -- The arrival of the Sufis |
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The Re-alignment of Regional Kingdoms c. A.D. 1200--1526 |
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Source material on the Delhi Sultanate -- The Slave dynasty and the Khalji dynasty -- Political organization -- The Tughluq dynasty -- Relations between the rulers and the ruled -- The Sayyid and Lodi dynasties -- The kingdoms of Gujarat, Mewar, Marwar, and Bengal |
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Assimilation on Trial c. A.D. 1200--1526 |
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Trends in the impact of Islam on India -- Balance of power between king and theologian -- Administrative structure of the Sultanate -- The economy -- The social framework -- Religious expression as seen in the Bhakti movement and the Sufis -- New languages and literatures -- Miniature painting -- Islamic architecture |
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The South Conforms c. A.D. 1300--1526 |
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The rise of the Vijayanagara and Bahmani kingdoms in the Deccan -- Changes in the socio-economic background -- Trade -- Religion |
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| Chronological Table |
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| Glossary |
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341 | (8) |
| References to Quotations |
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| General Bibliography |
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| Bibliographical Note on Sources |
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