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Yearlv Svlabus of S'Y' B' A' (External)
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Ilistory of India from 1206 - 1760 A' D'
f{istory of India from 1760 - 1950 A' D'
Ilistory of China and Japan (1839 to 1960 A' D')
Cultural HistorY of Gujarat
IlistorY of Indian Culture
HistorY of Major Revolutions -
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History of India: 1206 to 1760 A' D'
IJNIT.I :
l. Sources of Medieval Indian History'
2. Establishment of Delhi Sultanate : Role of Balban : Allauddin Khilji and his reforms'
3'MahammadTughalaq-AchievementsandFailures;FirozshahTughalaqandhisachievements - Vijaynagar Empire'
TJNIT.II :
l. Disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate'
2. Art and Architecture during Sultanate Period'
3. The Bhakti Movement - Aims, Causes and Effects'
T]NIT - III :
l. Establishment of the Mughal Empire - Role of Babar'
2. Akbar and his achievements'
3. Aurangzeb - causes of the downfall of the Mughal Empire'
IJNIT. TV :
l. Social and Economic condition of India during the Mughal Period'
2. Art - Architecture, Literature during the Mughal Period'
3. Rise of the Marathas - Shivaji and his achievements'
UNIT-V:
L The Peshwas - Balaji Vishwanath to Balaji Bajirao'
2. Advent ofEuropean pow€rs - Porhrguese' Dutch' English and French'
3.TheRiseandgrowthoftheBritishPowerinBengal.BattleofPlassey'
BOOKS RECOMMENDS :
1. Beach, Milo Cleveland : Mughal and Rajput Paintings, New Cambridge History of India
(Delhi, Foundation Books, 1992)
2'Gordon,Stewart:TheMarathasl600_l8l8,TheNewCambridgeHistoryofIndia(Delhi Foundation Books, 1994)
3. Karashmina, N. : Towards A New Formation, South Indian society under vijaynagar Rule
(Delhi, OUP' 1992)
4.Richards,JohnF.:MughalEmpire,NewCambridgeHistoryoflndia(Delhi,Cambridge'l9e3)
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5. Rizvi, S.A.A. : The Wonder that was India, Vol. 2, London 1987 @elhi Foundation
Books, I 993)@eprint Paperback, I 993)
6. Satish chandra : Medieval India, from Sultanate to the Mughals (Delhi, Har Anand
Publications, 1997)
7. Stein, Burton, Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India (Delhi, OUP' 1980)
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S. Y. B. A. @xternaD - HISTORY PAPER - '- f
IlistorY of India: 1760 to 1950 A' D'
IJNIT.I :
1. Madhav Rao-I - His Achievements'
2. The Rise and Growth of the British Power in India'
3.CausesofthedownfalloftheMarathas.LegacyoftheMarathas.
UNIT.II:1. Lord William Bentick and his reforms'
2.AnnexationofSindh-Anglo-SikhRelations(1839.1849A.D')
3. Lord Dalhousie - his reforms - Policy of Annexations'
UNIT.III :
1. Upheaval of 1857 - Causes' Events' Nature and Consequences'
2. Social and Economic condition of India during the Company's Rule'
3. Lord Lytton - his Domestic and Foreign Policy'
I]NIT -TV:
1. Administration and Achievements of Lord Ripon'
2. Social and Religious movements during the 1fth Century'
3. Lord Curzon and his Domestic and Foreign Policy'
UNIT-V:1' Rise and Growth of lndian National Movement (1885 - 1920 A' D')
2. Indian National Movement of the Gandhian Era (1920 - 1947 A' D')
3. Partition of India'
4. Integration ofthelndian States
BOOKS RECOMMENDS :
l.BipanChandra'eIal'':India'sStruggleforlndependence'185?-1947(Delhi'Penguin'1996)
2.Brass,Paul:ThePoliticsoflndiasincelndependence(Delhi,FoundationBooks,1994)
3' Dodwell H' H' : Cambridge History of India Vol' V and VI (S' Chand & Co')
4. Edward & Garret: Mughal Rule in India
5. Kinkaid C' A' : A History of the Maratha People
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6. Lankar Jayachandra Vidya : Bharatiya Itihas Pravesh (Hindi)
7. Mahajan V. D. : India since 1526 (Relevant Chapters)
8. Majumdar R. C. (EdD : Struggle for Freedom (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
9. Majumdar, Raychaudhari & Dutta : An Advanced History of India Part-I[ (MacMillan
and Roy)
10. Nadkami V. B. : Rise and Fall of the Maratha Empire
11. panigrahi, D.N., Ed., Economy, Society and Politics in Modern India (Delhi, Vikas, 1985)
lZ. philips C. H. : The Evolution of lnida and Pakistan 1858-1947 (Oxford University Press)
13. Roberts P. E. I History of British India (Oxford University, Bombay)
14. Sardesai G. S. : The New History of Marathas Vol. I & il
15. Sen S. N. : The Eighteen Fifteen Seven.
16. Sharrna G. S. : Main Currents of Maratha History
17. Sharma M. L. : History of India
18. Sharma S. R. : Mughal Empire in India
19. Shrivastava A. L. : Mughal Empire
20. Thompson and Garrat : Rise and Fulfilment of British Rule in India (General Books
Depot, Ahmedabad)
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5History of China and Japan : 1839 to 1960 A' D'
UNIT-I:l.TheopiumWas-TreatyofNanking(1842).TheTaipingRebellion(1s51-1865)
2. Opening of Japan for West by Commodore Perry - The Meiji Restoration'
3. Reforms and Modernisation of Japan under Meiji Rule'
UNIT.II:1. Sino - Japanese War (1894-95) - The Treaty of Shimonoseki'
2. The Hundred Day's Reforms - The Boxer Rebellion'
3. Battle for Concessions in China - The Open Door Policy of U'S'A'
UNIT.III :
1. The Russo - Japanese War (1904-05) - The Treaty of Portsmouth'
2. The Chinese Revolution of 1911 - Yuan-Shi Kai's Govemment'
3'RepercussionsoftheFirstWorldWarintheFarEast:Japan's2lDemands-TheWashington Conference'
I]NIT.IV:i. Dr. Sun-Yat Sen - Career and Achievements'
2. Chiang - Kai - Shek's Administration'
3'JapaneseinvasiononManchuria(1931).Sino.JapaneseWar(|937-|94|)-Japan.sVictories during the Second World War'
UNIT.V:1. fuse of communism in china - Mao-tse-Tung and chou-En-Lai -The Long March
2. Japan's defeat in the Second World War - SCAP Administration in Japan'
3. The Civil War in China - The Communist's Triumph - The Achievements of the
Communist regime (uPto 1960 A' D')
BOOKS RECOMMENDED :
1. History of the Far East in Modern Times
2. Asiaunder WesternDominance
3. A short History of the Far East
4. JaPan since Perry
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: Panikar
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5. TheFarEast
6. A History of the Far East
7. The Cine$e, their History and Cultwe
8. Japan's Emergence as aModern State
9. Rise of Asia
10. Communist China in WorldPolitics
11. History ofModern World 1919-1980
(Anmol,1998)
12. South East Asia : A History (New York)
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Paper-I : Cultural History of Gujarat
UNIT - I : Introduction to terms and sources
1. Theterms'Civilization"'Culture"
2. ArchaeologicalSources
3. LiterarY Sources
4. Accounts of the Foreign Travellers
UNIT - II : Forces shaping the Cultural History of Guiarat
l. GeograPhical
2. Social
3. Political
4. Economic
5. Religious
UNIT-III:TheCulturaltrendsinGuiaratduringAncientandMedievalPeriod
1. Pre/historic and Vedic Civilization in Gujarat
2. Contribution of Maitrak Period
3. Contribution of Solankis
4. ImPact of Islamic Rule
IINIT - IV : Modern Period
1. The British Rule : Indian Renaissance and its impact on Gujarat
2. Emergence of Nationalism and its impact on Cultural life of Gujarat
3. Gujarati Literature and Social reforms
4. Contribution of Gandhi in Gujarat
UNIT - V : Maior trends in Religion' Art and Architecture
1. Hindu tradition in Gujarat
2. Contribution of Jainism and Buddhism to the Cultural life of Gujarat
3. Socio-Religious movements of the 19th Century in Gujarat
4. Art and Architecture in Gujarat
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BOOKS RECOMMENDS :
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K. M. Mushi : The Glory that was Gurjar Desh .
M. S. Commissariat : History of Gujarat Vol' I & II
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Paper-II: History of Indian Culture
IJNIT.I :
1. Resources for exploring the History of Ancient Indian Culture
2. Culture and Civilization : Concept and Nature' Meaning of the terms'
3. Factors that shaped Indian Culture
4. Peculiar Features and Characteristics oflndian Culture
IJNIT.II :
l. Town Planning in Indus Valley Civilization
2. Architecture and Sculpture in Indus Valley Civilization
3. Vedic Texts - Samhitas and Upanishads - An Introcuction
4. Social Class - System in Vedic Age'
UNIT - III :
1. Ideals reflected in the RamaYana
2. Ideals reflected in the Mahabharata
3. Contribution of Buddhism and Jainism to Indian Culture '
4. Cultural Achievements during the region of Ashoka the Great Emperor
I]NIT-W:1. Cultural Achievements during the Region of Chandragupta - The Second'
2. The Gupta Age - Cultural Progress and Achievement
3. Harshvardhan
4. The Chinese Travelers
TJNIT-V:
l.TheCultural-HeritageofAncientlndia(LiteraryandEducationalHeritgage)
2.TheCultural-HeritageofAncientlndia(Religion,Philosophy,Science&Arts)
3' Greater India and Spread oflndian Culture
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BOOKS RECOMMEI\DS :
1. Chakrabarti, D. K. : India - An Archaeological History
2. Sharma" R. S. : Aspects of Political ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
3. Mahajan, V. D. : Ancient India
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S. Y. B. A. (ExternaD - HISTORY fl. D.)
Paper-III: History of Major Revolutions
T]NIT.I :
l. Meaning and types of Revolutions
2. The American Revolution - causes
3. Results of American Revolution - George Washington
IJIIIT. II :
1. Factors responsible forlndustrial Revolution
2. Effects of the Industrial Revolution
UITIIT.III :
. l. Causes of the French Revolution of 1789
2. Impact of the French Revolution on France, Europe and the World.
3. Napoleon Bonaparte - Career and Achievements
UNIT.IV:
l. Circumstances leading to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia.
2. Effects of the Russian Revolution of 1917
3. Life and Achievements of Lenin
{JNIT. V :
L The Chinese Revolution of l9I1
2. Dr. Sun Yat Sen - Career and Achievements
3. The Communist Revolution of 1949 in China and the Role of Mao Tse Tung'
BOOKS RECOMMEITIDS :
L Current and Williams : American History - A Survey Vol. I, Culcutta, 1975
2. Clyde Paul H. & Bears Burton F. : The Far East, New Delhi-1976.
3. Li Chien-Nung : The Political History of China, 1840-1928 - New Delhi, 1963.
4. Gupta R. S. : History of Modern China, New Delhi, 1978
5. Vinaeke H. M. : History of Far East in Modern Times (Hindi Edition also available)
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