B.A. I

Paper 1 : Political History of Medieval India
1200 - 1526 A.D.

UNIT-1 : 

1. Significant source material of medieval India :Archaeological literary and historical
2. Historiography - Different Approaches
3. Rise of Turks, causes of Success of Arab invasion and its impact.

UNIT - 2

Slave Dynasty :
1. Aibak - Early career, achievements as a commander, difficulties, an assessment.
2. Iltutmish -Early life, problems, achievements, an estimate, the successors and the rule of forty.
3. Razia - Her state policy, causes of her downfall, an assessment.
4. Balban - Early life and accession, his problems, theory of kingship, achievements, an estimate.
5. Causes of downfall of slave dynasty.
6. Khaliji Dynasty :
Jalaluddin Firoz Shah Khaliji - Early life and career,significant events of his reign, foreign policy, estimate.
Alauddin Khaliji - Early career and accession,difficulties, theory of kingship, Hindu policy,
Domestic policy, revolts and its remedies, Administrative system, Price control and Market
regulations, foreign policy, southern conquest, mongol invasion and its effects, an assessment.

UNIT - 3

Tughlaq Dynasty :
1. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq - Domestic policy, foreign policy, death of Ghiasuddin.
2. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq- Domestic policy schemes of Mohd. Tughlaq, Revenue reforms, Administrative
reforms, foreign policy, Deccan policy, revolts, significance of his reign.
3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq - Early life, accession, was Firoz an usurper?, Domestic policy, foreign policy,
Administrative reforms, an estimate. Invasion of Timur, causes and its effects.Causes of downfall of Tughlaq dynasty.
4. Sayyid Dynasty : Khizr Khan - Victories, achievements, character. Mubarak Shah - His achievements.
Alam Shah - Administrative achievements.
5. Lodhi Dynasty :
Bahlol Lodhi - Accession, main events of reign, character, assessment. Sikander Lodhi - Main events of his life, foreign policy.
Ibrahim Lodhi - Domestic policy, foreign policy, causes of failure, an estimate.

UNIT - 4 :

1. Nature of state, different theories of kingship.
2. Causes of downfall of Delhi Sultanate.
3. Central and provincial administration, army
organization.
4. Development of literate and architecture.
Books Recommended

(1) Delhi Sultanate - A.L. Srivastava

(2)Delhi Sultanate - L.P. Sharma
(3)Early Medieval India - A.B. Pandey
(4) Foundation of Muslim Rule in India - A.B.M. Habibullah
(5) Medieval Indian History - Ishwari Prasad
(7) History of Qaraunah Truks in India - Ishwari Prasad
(8) Growth of Khalji imperialism - Ishwari Prasad
(9) Alauddin's Market Regulation - B.P. Saxena
(10) Chronology of Mohd. Tughlaq - N.H. Rizvi
(11) Firoz Shah Tughlaq - K.K. Basu
(12) Sikandar Lodhi as a founder - A. Halim
(13) The Administration of Sultanate of Delhi - I.H. Quraishi
(14) Some Aspects of Muslim Administration - R.P. Tripathi