Pre Historic Period(From Early to 3000 BC)

Proto Historic Period(From 3000 BC to 600 BC)

Proto-history; comprises all those events of the past, which have been documented in the form of written account of the past, but have not been deciphered or understood or Explain on the basis of these accounts. Harappan civilization, for instance, is placed under the category of proto-history. The reason is that though the Indus people have left numerous written records, the script used by them has not been deciphered so far.
1. Introduction
Geography of India
Effect of Geography on the History of India
Fundamental Unity of India
2. Sources of Indian History
Sources of Ancient Indian History
Literary sources
Archaeology
Inscriptions
Numismatics
Monuments
Sources of Medieval Indian History
Sources of Modern Indian History
3. The Pre-Historic People of India
Palaeolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
Chalcolithic Age (Age of Metals)
4. The Harappa Culture
Excavations at Different Sites
Buildings
Great Bath of Mohenjodaro
Drainage
Water Supply
Dress
Ornaments
Diet
Amusements
Pottery
Weapons of War
Animals
Metals
Trade and Commerce
Religion
Seals
Indus Script
Age of Indus Civilization
Indus Civilization and the West
Comparison between Indus and Vedic Civilizations
5. The Aryans
Their Original Home India
6. Rigvedic India
The Age of Rigvedic India
Social Condition
Economic Condition
Religious Condition
PoliticaICondition
Rigvedic Polity
Expansion of Aryans in India
7. Later Vedic Period
Later Vedic Literature
Later Vedic Civilization
Political Condition
Social Condition
Religious Condition
Economic Condition
8. The Caste System
Origin of Caste System
Position of Various Castes
Merits of Caste System
Demerits of Caste System
9. The Epic Age
The Epics
The Ramayana
The Mahabharata
Historical Value of the Epics
Social Condition
Economic Condition
Religious Condition.
Political Condition
10. Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism
Mahavira
Teachings of Mahavira
Buddhism
Date of Birth of Buddha
Life of Buddha
Teachings of Buddha
Estimate of Buddha
Progress of Buddhism
Mahayanism
Causes of Spread of Buddhism
Causes of Decline of Buddhism
Legacy of Buddhism
Comparison of Buddhism and Jainism
Debt of Buddhism to Hinduism
Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism
11. India Before the Mauryas
Condition of India from Sixth to Fourth Century B.C.
Political Condition
Economic Condition
Social Condition
Religious Condition
Rise of Magadha
Bimbisara
Ajatasatru
Saisunaga or Sisunaga
The Nandas
India and Persia
Effects of Persian Occuptation
Alexander's Invasion of India
Effects of Alexander's Invasion on India.
12. The Mauryan Dynasty
Sources of Mauryan History
Ancestry of Chandragupta Maurya
Rise of Chandragupta
Empire of Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusarans
Asoka
Asoka's Religion
Change in Foreign Policy
Asoka's Ideal of Kingship
Extent of Asoka's Empire
lnscriptions of Asoka
Estimate of Asoka
Successors of Asoka
Causes of the Downfall of the Mauryan Empire
Mauryan Administration
Mauryan Art
Legacy of Mauryan Rule
13. India Between 185 B.C. and 300 A.D.
The Sungas
Pushyamitra
Successors of Pushyamitra
King Kharvela of Kalinga
The Kanvas
The Satvahanas or The Andhras
The Bactrian Greeks in India
Menander
The Sakas and The Pahlavas
Saka Satrapal Houses
The Kushana Empire
Rise of Kushanas
Kadphises I
Kadphises II
Kanishka I
Date of Kanishka's Accession
Wars of Kanishka
Kanishka's Religion
Kanishka as Patron of Art and Learning
Estimate of Kanishka
Successors of Kanishka
The Gandhara Art
14. The Age of the Guptas
The Age of the Guptas
Sources
Origin and Foundation of the Gupta Dynasty
Chandragupta I
The Gupta Era
Samudragupta Parakramanka
Allahabad Pillar Inscription
Accession of Samudra Gupta
His Conquests
Relations with Ceylon
Horse Sacrifice
His Coins
Personal Accomplishments
Extent of His Empire
Estimate of Samudragupta
Ramagupta
Chandragupta II
Fahien
Kumaragupta I
Skand Gupta
Puru Gupta
Causes of the Downfall of the Gupta Empire
The Hunas
The Gupta Administration
Revival of Hinduism
Literature
The Gupta Art
Sculpture
Architecture
Terracotta
Paintings
Golden Age of the Guptas
The Vakatakas
Rulers of Vakataka Dynasty (Main Branch)
Vatsagulma Branch
Maitrakas of Valabhi
The Maukharis
15. Harshavardhana and His Times
Hiuen Tsang
Bana
Harsha's Ancestors
Harsha
Conquests of Harsha
Extent of his Empire
His Relations with China
Harsha's Religion Harsha as Author and Patron of Learning
Administration
Army
Divisions of his empire
Penal System
Estimate of Harsha
The Nalanda University
16. Northern India After Harsha
Kanauj
Kashmir
The Rajputs
The Pratihara Empire
Gahadavalas of Kanauj
Chandellas of Bundelkhand
Chedi Kingdom of the Kalachnris
Parmaras of Malwa
Chauhans of Ajmer and Delhi
The Palas of Bengal Dharampala
Devapala
Vigrahapala
Mahipala
The Sena Dynasty
Tripartite Struggle for Supremacy
17. Kingdoms of the Deccan
The Chalukyas
Pulakesin II
Later Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
The Eastern Chalukyas
The Rashtrakutas
Govinda III
Amoghavarsha I
Krishna II
Krishna III
The Hoysala Dynasty
The Yadava Dynasty
The Kadamba Dynasty
The Kakatiyas
18. Kingdoms of the South
The Pandyas
The Chera Kingdom
The Chola Kingdam
Parantaka
Rajaraja, The Great
Rajendra I
Cho]a Administration
Cho]a Art
Sangam Age
The Pallavas
19. Greater India
Expansion of India Outside
Champa
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Bali
Kambuja or Cambodia
Siam or Thailand
The Sailendra Empire
Cey]on
Burma
China
Korea
Japan
Central Asia
Tibet
20. Buddhist Art
Asoka
Stupas
Bharhut
Besnagar
BodhGaya
Sanchi
Mathura
Amaravati
Gandhara Art
Gupta Art
Ajanta Frescoes
Ceylon
Far East
Central Asia
Tibet and Nepal
21. Social, Religious, Economic and Cultural Condition in PostMauryan Times (187 B.C. to 320 A.D.)
Social condition
Religious condition
Brahmanism
Buddhism
Jainism
Economic condition
Literature
Art
Mathura School of Sculpture
Gandhara School of Art
Amravati School of Art
22. Civilisation and Culture of Northern India from 650 to 1200 A.D.
Characteristics of the period
Social condition
Brahamanas
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Sudras
Chandalas
Antyajas
Crisis in Society
Kayasthas
Marriages
Condition of women
Slavery
Food
Dress and Ornaments
Recreation and Amusements
Character of the People
Economic condition
Agrarian System
Industry
Internal Trade
Maritime Trade
Foreign Trade
Religious condition
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Parsi religion
Islam
Literature
Certain characteristics
Kavya
Drama
Scientific Literature
Lexicography
Grammar
Poetics
Metrics
Medicine
Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrology
Music
Religious and philosophical literature
Education
Art
Architecture
Sculpture
Paintings
23. Republics in Ancient India
Republics in the Vedic period
The Mahabharata
Panini's Ashtadhyayi
Republics in Buddhist and Jain Literature
Republics at the time of Alexander's invasion of India
Republics in Kautilya's Artbasastra
Republics in Asoka's inscriptions
Decline and fall of Republics in Ancient India
24. Contribution of South India to Indian Culture Chronological Table

1.Indian history, its nature, scope and method.
2. Sources of Indian History
3. Archaeological Explorations and excavations.
4. The Geological Background of Indian History.
5. The Geographical Background of Indian History.
6. Flora and Fauna

1.Palaeolithic, Neolithic And Copper Age.
2.Race-Movements and Prehistoric culture.
3.The Indus Valley civilization

1.The Aryan problem
2.Indo-Iranian Relations
3. The vedic Literature-General View
4. Aryan Settlements in India.

1. Traditional History from the Earliest Time to the Accession of parikshit.
2. Traditional History from the Accession of parikshit to the end of the Barhadratha Dynasty.

1. Language and Literature.
2. Politics and Legal Institutions.
3. Religion and Philosophy.
4. Social and economic Conditions.

1. Language and Liturature.
2. Political and Legal Institutions.
3. Religion and Philosophy.
4. Social and Economic Conditions.

1. Language and Literature.
2. Political and Legal Institutions.
3. Religion and Philosophy
4. Social and Economic Conditions

1. Sixteen Great states
2. The autonomous clans

1. Persian Invasion
2. Macedonian Invasion

1. Life and reign (324-300 B.C)
2. Extent of empire
3. System of administration
4. Court-life
5. Life of the people
6. Bindusara(c. 300-273 B.C)

1. General review
2. The Extent of Asoka�s Empire Findsports of Inscriptions
3. The Administration
4. Dharma or Law of piety
5. Missionary Activity
6. Benevolence of Asoka
7. Art and Architecture
8. Personal and Family Life
9. The Chronology
10. Successors of Asoka
11. Causes of the Downfall of the Maurya Empire

1. The sungas(187-75 B.C)
2. Kanvas(75-30 B.C)
3. The Successors of the Kanvas

1. The yavanas in India
2. The Bactrian Greeks

1. Saka Settlements
2. Vonones and His Family
3. Maues and His Successors Azes and Azilises
4. Gondophernes
5. The Satrapal Families

1. Origin and Early History
2. Kanishka
3. Kanishka�s Successors
4. Later Kushanas
5. The Age of the Kushanas

1. Vikrama Samvat
2. Saka Era

1. General review
2. The Tribal republics
3. The Monarchical States

1. Scythians in western India
2. Kshahrata Satraps
3. Kardamakas

1. Satavahanas
2. The chedi(Maha-Meghavahana) Dynasty of Kalinga

1. South India
2. Ceylon

A. Sanskrit Language and Literature
PART � I LITERATURE
1. The Epics
2. The Drama-sastras or smritis
3. Drama
4. Sanskrit secular poetry
5. The Avadana Literature
6. Scientific Literature
7. General Review
PART � II LANGUAGE
1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
B. Dravidian Language and Literature
1. General review
2. �Tamil� and �Tamilakam�
3. The Sangams
4. The Third Sangam
5. The Epic

1. Study of political science
2. Political Theory
3. System of Administration
4. Non-Monarchical Constitution

1. Manu-smriti
2. Yajnavalkya-smriti
3. Narada-smriti
4. Brihaspati-smriti

A. General introduction
B. Buddhism
1. The Buddha
2. Dhamma
3. Sangha
4. History of Buddhism
5. Buddhist Images and Buddhist Sculpture
6. The Pali canon
C. Jainism
D. Vaishnavism
E. Saivism
F. Minor Religious Sects

A. Architecture
1. Cities
2. Religious Architecture
B. Sculpture
1. Mauryan Art
2. Sunga-kanva art: Madhyadesa and Eastern India
3. Gandhara Art
4. Mathura
5. Vengi: Jaggayyapeta, Amaravati, Nagarjunikonda, Goli, etc.
6. General Review
C. Painting and other arts
1. Painting
2. Terracotta
3. Coins, Seals, Intaglio Gems etc.
4. Pottery
5. Minor Arts

1. Caste
2. Orders or Stages of life
3. Family lifed
4. Marriage and position of women
5. Slaves
6. Dress and ornaments
7. House and furniture
8. Food and Drink
9. General

1. Intercouce between India and western countries
2. The effects of the Intercourse

A. central asia and china
1. Afghanistan
2. Central Asia
3. China
4. Tonkin
B. South-East asia
1. Early trade intercourse and the beginning of colonization
2. Early Colonies

1. Kingdom of thaneswar
2. Harsha and kanauj
3. Harsha's Military campaigns
4. Extent of harsha's empire
5. Estimate of Harsha
6. Harsha's relation with china

A. Central deccan
1. The vakatas
2. The nalas
B. Western deccan
1. The Bhojas
2. The Traikutakas
3. The kalachuris
4. The Early rashtrakutas
C. Eastern deccan
1. Andhra
2. Kalinga
3. Dakshina kosala and mekala

1. The chalukyas of Badami
2. The Eastern chalukyas

1. The pallavas
2. The Cholas of urayur and Renandu
3. The kalabhras
4. The Pandyas
5. The western Gangas
6. The kadambas
7. The Babas
8. The Alupas
9. Kongudesa and Kerala

1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
3. Tamil

1. Political theory
2. Administrative organization-Northern India
3. Admistrative organization-Sourthern India

A. General review
B. Buddhism
1. The Hinayana
2. The Mahayana
3. The forms of worship
4. Geographical Distribution of Hinayana and Mahayana
5. The Four Philosophical Schools
6. Historical Survey
7. Iconography
8. Non-canonical Pali Literature
C. Jainism
1. Spread of Jainism
2. Jain canon
3. Iconography
D. Vaishnavism
E. Saivism
F. Minor Religious Sects
G. New religious communities from western countries
H. General development of philosophy
1-2 Nyaya-Vaiseshika
3-4 Sankhya-Yoga
5-6 The two Mimamsas

A. Architecture
1. Cave Architecture
2. Structural Buildings
B. Sculpture
1. Essential Characteristics
2. Evolution of gupta sculture- Mathura and Sarnath
3. Early school of Sculpture(14th-17th centure)
4. Later Schools of Sculpture(17th centure)
5. Vegetal and Geometric Decorative carvings
6. General review
C. Painting and other arts
1. Painting
2. Terracotta
3. Pottery
4. Coins and Seals, etc
5. Other Arts

1. Introductory
2. Social Divisions
3. Marriage
4. Position of women
5. Life of the people

1. Sea-voyage to the douth-east
2. Indo-china
3. East-Indies
4. Hindu civilization in south-east asia

1. Nepal
2. Kamarupa
3. Utkala(orissa)

1. The Chandella dynasty
2. The kalachuris
3. The Paramaras
4. The minor dynasties of Gujrat and kathiawar
5. The Chaulukyas
6. The Chahamanas
7. The Guhilas
8. The Tomaras
9. The Shahis
10. Kashmir
11. The hill states of chamba
12. Kumaun and Garhwal
13. The arabs in India

1. The Eastern Chalikyas
2. The Eastern ganga
3. The Somavamsis

1. The Pallavas
2. The Cholas of Tanjore
3. The First pandya empire
4. The western gangas
5. The Banas
6. The Nolambas and the Vaidumbas
7. Aluvakheda, Kongudesa and kerala

1. Political history
2. Fine arts

A. sanskrit
1. Belles-letters
2. Scientific literature
3. Religious and Philosophical Literature
B. prakrit
C. Non-Canonical pali literature
D. Apabhramsa language and literature
E. Dravidian language and literature
1. Kannada literature
2. Tamil Literature

1. Political theory
2. Administrative organization- north India
3. Administrative organization- sourth India
4. Law and legal institutions

A. General review
B. Buddhism
1. Doctrinal changes
2. Historical review
3. Iconography
C. Jainism
1. Introduction
2. Jainism in the north
3. Jainism in the Deccan and south India
4. Literature
5. General observations
6. Iconography
D. saivism and vaishnavism
1. Saivism
2. Vaishnavism
E. tantrik religion
F. Minor religious sects
1. Popular Brahmanical religion
2. Iconography
G. The parsis
H. General development of philosophy

1. Education
2. Social life

1. The Sailendra empire
2. Kambuja
3. Champa
4. Java
5. Burma
6. Civilisation in the hindu colonies ib south-east asia
7. China
8. Tibet
9. Western countries

1. The palas
2. Bengal after the palas
3. Assam
4. Nepal
5. Bihar
6. Kanauj
7. The yaduvamsi kings of Baysana-sripatha
8. The kachchhapaghatas
9. The chandellas
10. The kalachuris
11. The paramaras
12. The chaulukyas of Gujarat
13. The chahamanas
14. The Guhilas of Mewar
15. The Punjab under the yamini Dynasty
16. Kashmi

1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak and IItutmish
2. Weak successors of iitutmish
3. Internal disorder
4. Mongol Raids
5. Mongol raids
6. Revival of hindu power
7. Balban restores the Authority of sultanate
8. The end of balban�s dynasty

1. The Kakatiyas
2. The Eastern chalukyas
3. The Eastern gangas
4. The Somavamsis
5. The Nagas or chhindakas
6. The cholas or Telugu Chodas
7. The rashtrakutas
8. The Tailapavamsis

1. The Cholas
2. Political history
3. Political organization

1. Political theary
2. Administrative organization- north India
3. Administative organization- south India

1. North India
2. South India

A. Sanskrit
1. Introduction
2. Belles-letters
3. Scientific literature
4. Religious and philosophical literature
5. General Review
B. sanskritic
1. Pali
2. The jain maharastri and other prakrits
3. Apabhramsa
4. Marathi
5. Bengali
C. Dravidian
1. Tamil
2. Kannada
3. Telugu
D. Nishada and kirata

A. General review
B. Buddhism
1. Doctrinal changes
2. Sphere of influence
3. The last phase
C. Jainism
1. Jainism in Gujarat
2. Jainism in the deccan and South india
3. Ascetic organization and Succession lists
4. Literature
D. Vaishnavism
1. North India
2. Srivaishnavas
E. Saivism
1. Royal patrons of saivism
2. Virasaivism
3. Saiva-siddhanta
4. Sivadvaita
5. Kapala and Kalamukha sects
F.General development of philosophy
1. Impact of other civilizations- the theistic urge
2. Ramanuja(11th-12th centure A.D)
3. Other vaishnava commentators of Vedanta
4. Non-Vaishnava Vedantists
5. The other system
6. Later Syncretism
G. Islam

1. Primary and higher education
2. Private and public endowments for promotion of learning

1. The village and the city
2. Agriculture, Industry and Trade
3. The organization of industry and trade

1. Architecture
2. Sculpture
3. Painting