MNHI0I
Themes in Medieval Indian History (1206-1707)
I . Sources and Historiography - Court Historians and Accounts of Foreigners, Trends in
Historiography
2. Dynastic Histories - The Delhi Sultanate, The Deccan Principalities, Vijayanagara
Empire, The Mughal Empire and its decline
3. Exercise of Imperial Power and Administrative Institutions - Concept of Sovereignty,
lqta system, Mansabdari and Jagirdari systems, Central and Provincial administration
4. Agriculture and Land Revenue - Land rights and ownership of land, Agricultural
practices and products, Land-revenue demand, Rent free land, Land-revenue Reforms
5. Trade, Commerce, Industries and Monetary System; Maritime Commerce - The
Portuguese, Dutch and the English trading establishments
6. Religious Life - The Ulema class and their influence on politics and society, Sufism
and the Bhakti Movement, Hindu-Muslim cultural synthesis
7. Society and culture - Caste, Education and Leaming, Social life and Women
8. Art and Architecture - Salient features
Readings
Alam, MuzafTar, The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India
Asraf, K.M. , life and Condition of the People of Hindustan
Banerjee, A.C., The State and Society in Northern India, /206-1526
Chandra, Satish, Medieval India
Delhi Sultanate (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana Series, Vol. V)
Habib, lrfun, The Agrarian System of Mughal India
Habib, M., and K.A. Nizami, Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V:11
Habibullah, A.B.M., Foundation of Muslim Rule in India
Hussain, A.M., The Tughluqs
Lal, K.S. , History of the Khaljis
Moosvi, Shireen, The Economy of the Mughal Empire
Moreland, W.H., Agrarian System of Moslem India
N izami, K.A., Some Aspects of Religion and Politics in India during the Thirteenlh Century
N izami, K.A., Studies in Medieval Indian History and Culture
Noboru, K.arashima, Towards a New Fom,ation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar
Pandey, A.B., Early Medieval India
Prasad, lshwari, A Sharl History of Muslim Rule in India
Rashid, A., Society and Culture in Medieval India
Ray, H.P., The Winds of Change
Raychaudhury, T. , and I. Habib (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of India , Vol. I
Sahu, K.P. , Some Aspects of North Indian Social Life
Sharma, R.S. , Indian Feudalism
Srivastava, A.L., The Delhi Sultanate
Stein Burton Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India
Yada~a, 8.N .'s.,Society and Culture in Northern India in the I 2'h Century
