This particular course is based on the
CBCS Syllabus of History of India (c.1206-1550). It deals with the various facets of the Delhi
Sultanate starting from the historiography to politics, economy, society,
religion and culture with minute details. This course will help the students to
have a deeper understanding of the discourses on Delhi Sultanate and to
apprehend the historical continuity as depicted through the ages. The lectures
as designed for this course are informative and analytical. This particular
attempt is definitely a dedicated endeavour for student –friendly learning and
knowledge gathering.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 5 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 15 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 14 Dec 2024 IST |
| Exam Schedule : | Shift 2 |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
| Week | Module | Course Title |
| 1 | 1 | Literary and Inscriptional sources of the Delhi Sultanate |
| 2 | Early Medieval Period – Historiography and Debates | |
| 3 | Sources of Early Medieval Indian History | |
| 4 | Arab, Ghaznavid and Ghorid Invasions of India | |
| 2 | 5 | Coinage and Currency System of Delhi Sultanate |
| 6 | Arab Conquest of Sindh - Nature and Impact | |
| 7 | Turkish Invasions: Mahmud of Ghazna/Shahab-ud-Din of Ghur | |
| 8 | Political developments of the Early Medieval India | |
| 3 | 9 | Economy during early medieval period |
| 10 | Urban Economy of Early Medieval India | |
| 11 | The rise and growth of regional languages between 650 and 1200AD | |
| 12 | Indian Art and architecture between 650 & AD 1200 AD | |
| 4 | 13 | Overview of Religion and Culture |
| 14 | Schools of Philosophy & Religious cults | |
| 15 | Influence of Shakti Cult and Mother Goddess Worship | |
| 16 | Puranic Traditions and other Popular Religious Cults | |
| 5 | 17 | Tantrism in Early Medieval India |
| 18 | Buddhism in Early Medieval India | |
| 19 | Science and Technology in early Medieval India | |
| 20 | Caste structure in Early Medieval Period | |
| 6 | 21 | Gender Relations in Early Medieval Indian Society |
| 22 | The Mongol Threat and Timur’s invasion of India | |
| 23 | Sources of History for Delhi Sultanate | |
| 24 | Political Structure of the Delhi Sultanate 13th & 14th Centuries | |
| 7 | 25 | The Administrative System of The Delhi Sultanate |
| 26 | Political Structure of Delhi Sultanate 15th & 16th Centuries | |
| 27 | Military technology and its application in the Sultanate period | |
| 28 | Theories of Kingship | |
| 8 | 29 | Female Rulers in India |
| 30 | The Tughluq Dynasty | |
| 31 | The Lodi Dynasty | |
| 32 | Slavery in India during the Sultanate period | |
| 9 | 33 | India on the eve of Babur’s invasion and military technology |
| 34 | Humayun’s Struggle for Empire | |
| 35 | Sher Shah – The Afghan Sultan | |
| 36 | The Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal | |
| 10 | 37 | Agriculture and Rural Revenue System during the Delhi Sultanate |
| 38 | Urban Economy and Technology during the Delhi Sultanate | |
| 39 | Market Regulations and Indian Ocean Trade during the Delhi Sultanate | |
| 40 | Sufism during the Delhi Sultanate | |
| 11 | 41 | The Bhakti Movement In India |
| 42 | The Rise of Vaishnava devotionalism in Early Medieval and Medieval India | |
| 43 | Sultanate Architecture | |
| 44 | Morphology of Delhi as a medieval city | |
| 45 | Architecture of the Bahmani Sultanate and Vijaynagara | |
| 46 | The Architecture of the Ma’bar Sultanate | |
| 12 | 47 | Development of Language & Literature |
| 48 | Persian Literature during the Delhi Sultanate Period | |
| 49 | Socio Political Formations and the Economy of Rajasthan | |
| 50 | Socio Political Formations and the economy of the Deccan | |
| 51 | Socio-economic and Political formations of the Vijayanagar Empire | |
| 52 | Regional Architecture during the Delhi Sultanate Period |
·
KA Nizami, On History and historians of Medieval
India, Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1983
·
Peter Hardy, Historians of Medieval India, Delhi:
Munshiram Manoharlal, 1997.
·
Brajadulal
Chattopadhyay, Representing the Other? Sanskrit Sources and the Muslims (Eighth
to Fourteenth Century), Delhi: Manohar, 1998.
·
Jagadish Narayan Sarkar, History of Historr Writing
in Medieval India: Contemporary Historians, Calcutta: Ratna Prakashan,
1977.
Dr. Tinni
Goswami has done her Masters and PhD from Jadavpur University and her thesis
has been published in 2011 from New Delhi. She has numerous national and
international publications and toured Europe and the other Asian countries to
present her research papers in various international conferences. She was a JRF
of Indian Council of Historical Research from 2006-2008 and the Fellow of The
Asiatic Society from 2010-2013. Dr. Goswami was a UGC Research Associate at
Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta from 2013-2014. At
present she is an Assistant Professor and the HOD of History, St. Xavier’s
College (Autonomous), Kolkata, Raghabpur Campus. She is also working as a
Part-Time Faculty at the PG Department (Evening) of History, Jadavpur
University. Her areas of research interests are history of gender, cultural and
regional history, history of science, technology and religions, history of
public health and education in West Bengal.
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