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The Indian Subcontinent from c. 1200 to 1761, and Ceylon from c. 1200 to 1505

Subject Outline

ANorth India under Muslim hegemony (c. 1200-1526)
- 1The completion of the Ghurld conquest; the Delhi sultanate (1206-1526): the military and administrative policies of the five dynasties
  - aThe consolidation of the conquest of North India by the Slave dynasty (1206-90)
  - bThe revival of efficient administration by the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320)
  - cThe Tughluq dynasty (1320-1413): administrative reforms by Muhammad ibn Tughluq (1325-51), Mughal invasion (1398) and decline of Tughluq control
  - dTenuous control by the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), expansion and decline of Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)
  - eCultural and religious developments during the Delhi sultanate; e.g., Islamic and Hindu movements and education
- 2The 14th-century rise of regional kingdoms in the north: Bengal, Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur, and Kashmir
BThe Deccan (c. 1320-1627) and South India (1336-1646)
- 1The Deccan (c. 1320-1627): the Bahmani dynasty and the five Deccan sultanates
  - aThe Bahmani dynasty (1347-c. 1527): introduction of Muslims into the Deccan and their relations with the Hindus
  - bThe rise (c. 1500) of the five sultanates of Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda; Muslim-Hindu relations; Mughal conquests in the Deccan in the 16th century
- 2The Hindu Vijayanagar empire (1336-1646) in South India
  - aFoundation of the state (1336) and its expansion in South India: conflicts with Muslim dynasties in the Deccan, decentralization and decline of state
  - bAdministrative and social organization of the empire, cultural and religious development
CThe beginning of the political and administrative unification of the subcontinent under the Mughal Empire (1526-1761)
- 1The origins of the Mughals: the conquest of North India under Babur, the Mughals use of firearms
- 2Extension and consolidation of empire by Akbar (1556-1605)
  - aSubjection of neighbouring territories: the conquest and annexation of Bihar, Bengal, Afghanistan, and Kashmir
  - bAkbar's administrative, fiscal, military, judicial, and religious policies
- 3The empire under Jahangir (1605-27), Shah Jahan (1628-58), and Aurangzeb (1659-1707): developments in the arts and agriculture
- 4Mughal decline in the 18th century: dynastic disputes and weakness after 1707 culminating in foreign invasions (1731-61)
DThe emergence of the Maratha empire in Maharashtra: rise to power and decline after 1761
- 1The foundation (1674-80) of the dynasty by SivajI: his challenge to Mughal authority in the Deccan, the Maratha war of independence
- 2The Marathas as the major power in India in the early 18th century: the contribution of the peshwas (chief ministers) to Maratha success, struggle with the Portuguese, establishment of the Maratha confederacy
ECeylon from c. 1200 to the arrival of the Portuguese (1505)
- 1Political and economic changes in the Sinhalese state: collapse of central authority, foreign invasions, growth of foreign trade