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B.A. FIRST YEAR
PAPER-I
HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA
(From Earliest times to 750 CE)

Unit I
1. Survey of the Sources: Literary, Archeological & Account of foreign Travelers.
2. Prehistory: concept, Geological time-scale in Prehistoric Age, human development, tool
techniques.
3. Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures.

Unit II

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1. Protohistory-concept, Harappan civilisation: origin, Urban planning, Political
Organisation, Religious Beliefs, Economic Organisation, Decline.
2. The Neolithic- chalcolithic cultures outside the Indus system.

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3. Vedic Culture: Polity, Economy, Society and Religion.
4. 16 mahajanpadas, rise of Magadha.
5. Foreign invasions with special referenc to Alexander and their impact. (Persian and
macedonian)
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1. Age of Religious movements: material background, use of Iron plough, Jainism and
Buddhism.
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2. The Mauryan Age: Sources, Administrative machinery, Economic policies.

3. The Mauryan Age: Society and Religion, Ashoka’s dhamma, Mauryan art and
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architecture, decline of the empire.

4. Post Mauryan Age: Sources, indigenous kingdoms, foreign powers( Indo-greeks,
Shakas, Parthians, Kushanas), Trade and Economic Organisations, Society and religion,
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Unit IV
1. History of the Far South: Megalith culture, Sangam Age- Literature, polity, society and
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economy.
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3. The Gupta Age: state and administration,society and economy.

4. Post Gupta kingdoms in North India: Maitrakas, The Yashodharman, The later Guptas,
Maukharis, Gauda dynasty, Vardhanas.
5. Travel Account of Fa-Hian and Hiuen-Tsang.

Unit V
1. Post Gupta kingdoms in South India: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas.
2. Post Gupta: Social, Economic and cultural ddevelopments.
3. Rise of Feudalism & its Caracterstics.
4. Bhakti Movement: Alvars and Nayanars.
5. Ancient universities of India: Takshashila, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Valabhi.
Suggested Readings

1. Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (From Stone Age to the
12th Century), Pearson Longman, Delhi.
2. R.C. Majumdar, The History and Culture of the Indian People, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan,
Bombay.
3. D. D. Koshambi, The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient in Histirical Outline.
[Link] Thapar, The Penguin History of Early India (From the Origins to A.D.1300),
Penguin Books, Delhi.
5.V. D. Mahajan, Ancient India, S. Chand and Company Limited, Delhi.
6. Om Prakash, Cultural History of India, New Age International (P) Limited Publications,
New Delhi.

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[Link] Singh, Prachin Evam Poorv Madhyakalin Bharat ka Itihas, Pearson Longman,
Delhi (Hindi).
8. Romila Thapar, Poorvkalin Bharat ( Prarambh se 1300 Isvi Tak),Penguin Books, Delhi
(Hindi).

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9. V. D. Mahajan, Prachin Bharat ka Itihas, S. Chand and Company Limited, Delhi (Hindi).
10. K. C. Shrivastav, Prachin bharat ka Itihas tatha Sanskriti, United Book Depot, Allahabad
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11. Jha and Shrimali, Prachin Bharat ka Itihas, Hindi Madhyam Karyanvayan Nideshalay,
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12. Mohan Lal Gupta, Prachin Bharat ka Itihas, Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur (Hindi).
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