Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History of Medieval India 1526 to 1707 CE Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for History of Medieval India 1526 to 1707 CE

Major · History · Semester 4 · SY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.

Module 1: Sources of Medieval History & Establishment of Mughal Power

a The Mughal Empire - Literary Sources
b India on the eve of Babur's invasion - Babur - conquests
c Humayun, Administration & reforms of Shershaha Sur.

Module 2: Consolidation of Mughal Power

a Akbar
b Jahangir, Extension of Power- Nurjahan ,
c Shahjahan

Module 3: The decline of Mughal power

a Aurangzeb
b Deccan policy of Auranzeb
c Downfall of Mughals.

Module 4: Mughal Administration and its culture

a Mughal Administration - Central and Provincial
b Social, economic and cultural conditions under the Mughal rule.
c Mughal art and architecture.

Text Books

1 Chitanis K. N., (1990), Socio-Economic History of Medieval India, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, NewDelhi
2 Mahajan V.D., (1992), History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi,

Reference Books

1 Athar Ali, (2014), Reinterpreting History of the Delhi Sultanate, Publications Division, Aligarh Muslim University.
2 Banerjee A. C. (1990), New History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi,
3 Bhattacharya N. N., (1990), Medieval Bhakti Movement in India, South Asia Books, Columbai,
4 Burton Stein, (1993), New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi
5 Burton, Stein: (1980), Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India, Oxford Paperback, New Delhi
6 Iswari Prasad, (1952), History of Medieval India, The Indian Press Ltd, Allahabad, Lane Pool, Stanley, (1978), Life and Culture in Medieval India, Kamal Prakashan, Indore,
7 Mahalingam T. V., (1975), Administration and Social Life under Vijaynagar, University of Madras,
8 Pande A. B., (1965), Society and Government in Medieval India, Central Book Depot, Allahabad.
9 Pande, Susmita, (1982), Birth of Bhakti in Indian Religion and Art, Books & Books, New Delhi.
10 Qureshi I. H., (1958), The Administration of Sultanate of Delhi, (IInd ed.), The Hague, Karachi
11 Ranade A. K., (2009), Socio-Economic Life of Maharashtra between 100 and 1600 A.D., Serials Publication, NewDelhi
12 Rizvi S.A.A., (1978), A History of Sufism in India, Vol. L., Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi.
13 Siddiqui I.H., Social Mobility in the Delhi Sultanate, Medieval India, Vol. I
14 Sinha, S. K., (1964.), Medieval History of the Deccan; Vol. I, Bahamins, Hyderabad,
15 Shrivastava A.L., The Sultanate of Delhi (711 A.D-1526), 5th ed, (1966), Shiv Lal Agrawala, Agra.
16 Shrivastava M.P., (1975), Society and Culture in Medieval India (1206 A.D. 17007 A. D), Chugh Publishers, Allahabad,
17 Singh Upinder, (2009), A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, PearsonLongman, NewDelhi.
18 Sreenivasa Murty H.V., Ramkrishna R. (1992), History of Karnataka, S. Chand & Company. New Delhi.
19 Varma, O.P., (1970), The Yadavas and their Times; Nagpur.
20 W. Haig, (1907), Historical Landmarks of the Deccan; Allahabad.
21 Yazdani, G, (1982), Early History of the Deccan, OUP,

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