Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History of Medieval Deccan 1200 1680 CE Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: The Yadavas and Kakatiya Dynasties (1200-1335)

• a Rise of the Yadava and Kakatiya Dynasties
• b Political and Economic Developments
• c Socio-Economic and Cultural Development

Module 2: Vijayanagar-Bahamani and Maratha Kingdoms (1336-1680)

• a Foundation and Expansion of Vijayanagar and Bahamani Kingdoms
• b Socio-Economic and Cultural Development
• c Rise of Maratha Kingdom under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Text Books

• 1 Sherwani H.K. and P.M. Joshi, History of Medieval Deccan (1295–1724), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 1974.
• 2 Eaton Richard M., Social History of the Deccan: 1300–1761, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,2005.

Reference Books

• 1 Ballhatchet, Kenneth, Social Policy and Social Change in Western India, 1817 – 1830, Oxford University Press, 1957.
• 2 Burton Stein, New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara, Cambridge University Press,New, Delhi, 1993.
• 3 Chitnis, K. N., Glimpses of Maratha Socio- Economic History, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 1994.
• 4 Gordon, Stewart, The New Cambridge History of India, The Marathas, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, 1998.
• 5 Hardy, A. (2007), Indian Temple Architecture: Form, Function, and Meaning, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
• 6 Harle J.C., The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1986.
• 7 Kanisetti, A. (n.d.), Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas, HarperCollins.
• 8 Mahalingam T. V., Administration and Social Life under Vijaynagar; University of Madras, 1975.
• 9 Michell, G. (2005), Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
• 10 Nilakanta Sastri K.A., A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar, Oxford University Press, Madras, 1955.
• 11 Pande, Susmita, Birth of Bhakti in Indian Religion and Art, Books & Books, New Delhi, 1982.
• 12 Pillai, M. S. (2018), Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from the Khilji to Shivaji, Juggernauth Books.
• 13 Ranade A. K., Socio-Economic Life of Maharashtra between 1100-1600 A.D, Serials Publication, New Delhi, 2009.
• 14 Rizvi S.A., A History of Sufism in India, Vol. I., Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi,1978.
• 15 Sen, S. (2018), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, National Book Trust.
• 16 Sherwani H.K., Cultural Trends in Medieval India: Architecture, Painting, Literature & Language, Asia Publication House, Bombay, 1968.
• 17 Sherwani H.K., History of Medieval Deccan (1295–1724), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 1973.
• 18 Sohoni Pushkar, The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India, I.B. Tauris, London, 2018.
• 19 Sreenivasa Murty H.V., Ramkrishna R., History of Karnataka, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi, 1992.

Marathi Books

• 1 Auturkar Rajaram Vinayak, Marathyache Samrajya, Varada Prakashan, Pune, 2020.
• 2 Hawaldar Asmita, Vijaynagarche Shilpkavya, Sahyadri Books, Kolhapur, 2021. Focuses on the sculptural art of the Vijayanagar Empire.
• 3 Lele Madhav Venkatesh, Vijaynagarchya Samrajyacha Itihas, Sahyadri Books, Kolhapur, 2021 (Original publication: 1919).
• 4 Deshmukh, S, Shivakalin va Peshwakalin Stree Jeevan, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune,1973.