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(SYLLABUS)
(History of Ancient India)

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• Ákphu Hkkjrh; lH;rk esa fla/kq vkSj oSfnd lH;rk dks le> iznku djus esaA
• Ákphu dky esa Hkkjrh; /keZ vkSj lekt esa fodkl ,oa ,sfrgkfld fodkl dks le>us esaA
• Ákphu Hkkjr esa jktuhfrd fodkl] lkezkT;okn vkSj jktdh; jktuhfr le>us esaA
• fofHkUu izfr;ksxh ijh{kkvksa esa Nk=ksa dks enn djus esaA
(Objectives)
• To provide an understanding to Ancient Indian Civilization such as Indus and Vedic.

• To understand the historical developments and changes in the Indian religion and society during
Ancient times.
• To understand the political developments, imperialism and monarchial polity of ancient India.
• To help the students to prepare for various competitive exams.

Sr. No. Topics

1. Evidences of Ancient Indian History: Literature, archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics,

foreign travellers account.

Physical Features: Physical features of India and their influence on the Indian history

2. The Pre-Historic Cultures: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic.

3. Indus Valley Civilization: Extent, Chronology, Origin, Society, Religion and Causes of decline.

4. The Vedic Age: Original homelands, The Aryans, Political, Social, Religious and Economic Life,

Difference and similarities between Indus Civilization and Vedic culture.

5. The Later-Vedic Age: Political, Social, Religious and Economic Life.

6. The Mauryas: ChandraGupta, Bindusara, Ashoka (Ashoka dhamm: its nature and

propagation), Successors of Ashoka

7. The Golden period: Guptas and their successors( to c.750 A.D.):Changes in political

organization of empire, Economy and Society, Literature and Sciences, Arts.

Samuragupta 'The Indian Napoleon': Extent of the empire, battles and Administration,

Disintegration of the Gupta Empire.

8. Religious movements: Jainism and Buddhism, Vardhamana Mahavira’s and Gautama

Buddha’s contribution. Causes of decline of Jainism, Factors for the spread of Buddhism,

Stupa architecture, Buddhist customs and manners.

9. Bhagvatism, Shaivism and Brahmanism: Main Characteristics, important leaders, extent in

India.

10. State Formation and Urbanization: Urbanization, Society, political history, Mahajanapadas,

Monarchies and Republics, Administration in Monarchies,
Maps:- Important Historical places of Indus Valley Civilization, Ashoka’s
Empire, Empire of Samundragupta, Extent of Gupta’s Empire