History ---I (course outlines by Falik Shair Rana)

History---I (By Falik Shair Rana)

(Course Outlines for the year 2009)

1. Arab conquest of Sindh; (712)

i. India on the eve of Arab invasion

ii. Causes of Arab invasion

iii. Expeditions under Muhammad bin Qasim

iv. Character and achievements of Muhammad bin Qasim

v. Causes of Arab success

vi. Why Arab conquest is an episode

vii. Significance of Arab rule in Sindh

2. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna (997-1030)

i. Expeditions

ii. Nature and Motives Invasions

iii. Results and Effects invasions

iv. Character and estimate

3. Muhammad Ghuri (1175-1206)

i. Expeditions of India

ii. Motives of Ghuri’s invasions

iii. Causes of success

iv. Significance of Ghurid occupation of northern India

v. Estimate

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4. Iltutmish (1210-1236)

i. Initial difficulties

ii. Estimate

5. Balban (1266-1288)

i. As a king

ii. Mongol policy

iii. Conception of kingship and theory of govt.

iv. Estimate

v. Critical analysis of balban’s era

6. Allau-ud-din Khalji (1296-1316)

i. Mongol invasions

ii. Effects of Mongol policy

iii. Daccan policy

iv. Causes of success in the daccan

v. Conception of kingship

vi. Economic reforms

7. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (1325-1351)

i. Attitude towards Sufi orders

ii. Domestic policy

iii. Foreign policy

iv. Rebellions and causes

v. Character and estimate

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8. Firuz Tughluq (1351-1388)

i. Domestic policy

ii. Foreign policy

iii. Character and estimate

Great Mughals (1526-1857)

1. BABUR (1526-1530)

i. India on the eve of Babur’s invasion

ii. Battle of panipat (1526)

iii. Babur’s memoirs

iv. Character and estimate

2. HUMAYUN (1530-1556)

i. Difficulties

ii. Conflict with Bahadur Shah (1535-36)

iii. Conflict with Sher Shah (1537-39)

iv. Hamayun’s Exile

v. Causes of failure

vi. Estimate

3. SHER SHAH SURI (1540-1546)

i. Administration

ii. Estimate

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4. AKBAR, THE GREAT (1556-1605)

i. Wars

ii. Rajput policy

iii. Religious policy and causes of its failure

iv. Din-i-Ilahi (1581)

v. Land revenue system

vi. Mansabdari system, merits and demerits

vii. Reforms of Akbar

viii. Character and Achievements

5. JAHANGIR (1605-1627)

i. Visit of foreigners

ii. Estimate

6. SHAH JAHAN (1627-1658)

i. Rebellions

ii. Daccan policy

iii. Qandhar policy

iv. War of succession

v. Causes of success of Aurangzeb

vi. Art and Architecture, Golden period

vii. Estimate

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7. AURANGZEB ALMGIR (1658-1707)

i. North Western Frontier Policy

ii. Religious policy and its effects

iii. Daccan policy and its consequences

iv. Relations with English

v. Character and Estimate

vi. Causes of downfall

8. SHORT NOTES

i. Raziya Sultana

ii. Khwaja Baqi Billah

iii. Mujaddid-i- Alf-i-Sani

iv. Abul fazal

v. Todar Mal

vi. Nur jahan

vii. Guru Nanak

viii. Guru Arjun

ix. Guru Gobind Singh

x. Asif khan

xi. Taj Mahal

xii. Bhakti movement

xiii. Mughal Monuments

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xiv. Mongols