{"product_id":"a-history-of-india-isbn-9780140138351","title":"A History of India","description":"A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India's cultural dynamicsAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e            Preface\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e1. The Antecedents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The discovery of India; changing approaches to Indian history; the archaeological background\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e2. The Impact of Aryan Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Sources of evidence; The political organizations of the Aryan tribes; caste and other social institutions; Vedic relgion\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e3. Republics and Kingdoms c. 600-321 B.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Evolving political patterns; the rise of the kingdom of Magadha; the rule of the Nandas; North-western India and contacts with Persia; the growth of towns; the rise of heterodox sects; Jainism and Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e4. The Emergence of Empire 321-185 B.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The Mauryan kings; Mauryan contacts with neighbouring states; society and economic activity; Mauryan administration; Ashoka and his policy of Dhamma; the decline of the Mauryan empire\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e5. The Disintegration of Empire c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The political fragmentation of the sub-continent: the Shunga dynasty, King Kharavela of Kalinga, The Indo-Greek kings, The Shakas, The Kushanas, The Satavhana dynasty, South Indian Kingdoms; trade routes and communications\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e6. The Rise of the Mercantile Community c. 200 B.C.-A.D.300\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Guilds; Roman trade with south India; interation of Indian and Hellenic ideas in northern India; India's contacts with China and south-east Asia; changes in society; education and literature; Buddhist art and architecture; Mahayana Buddhism; developments in Hinduism; the coming of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e7. The Evolution of the \"Classical\" Pattern c. A.D. 300-700\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The rule of the Guptas; Hun invasions; some post-Gupta dynasties; the reign of Harsha; changing agrarian relations; trade; the pattern of living; education and learning; Hindu art and architecture; development in Buddhism; changes in Hinduism; philosophical schools; Indian contacts with China and south-east Asia\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e8. Conflict in the Southern Kingdoms c. A.D. 500-900\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The Chalukya, Pallava, and Pandya conflicts; political organization and administration; the Agrarian system; the status of the brahman; the philosophy of Shankara; the growth of Tamil literature; the Tamil devotional cult; mural painting in the Deccan; temple architecture\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e9. The South in the Ascendant c. A.D. 900-1300\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            The rise of the Cholas; Chola administration; the village in the Chola economy; trade; the role of the temple in Chola society; the development of the languages of the peninsula; popular cults and sects; the philosophy of Ramanuja and Madhva; architecture and sculpture\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e10. The Beginnings of Regional States in Northern India c. A.D. 700-1200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Political struggle between the Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas, and Palas; the arrival of the Arabs in Sind; rise of new kingdoms; growth of Raiput power; campaigns of Mahmud of Ghazni; the Afghan army; Muhammad Ghuri\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e11. Feudalism in the Regional States c. A.D. 800-1200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Beginnings of regional loyalty; emerging pattern of agrarian relations; social structure; literature in Sanskrit and in the newly developing languages; temples and sculpture; changes in Hinduism, the devotional cult, and the Tantric sects; decline of Buddhism; the arrival of the Sufis\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e12. The Re-alignment of Regional Kingdoms c. A.D. 1200-1526\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Source material on the Delhi Sultanate; the Slave dynasty and the Khalji dynasty; political organization; the Tughluq dynasty; relations between the rulers and the ruled; the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties; the kingdoms of Gujarat, Mewar, Marwar, and Bengal\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e13. Assimilation on Trial c. A.D. 1200-1526\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Trends in the impact of Islam on India; balance of power between king and theologian; administrative structure of the Sultanate; the economy; the social framework; religious expression as seen in the Bhakti movement and the Sufis; new languages and literatures; miniature painting; Islamic architecture\u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cb\u003e14. The South Conforms c. A.D. 1300-1526\u0026gt;\/b\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e            The rise of the Vijayanagara and Bahmani kingdoms in the Deccan; changes in the socio-economic background; trade; religion\u003cbr\u003e            \u003c\/b\u003e            Chronological table\u003cbr\u003e            Glossary\u003cbr\u003e            References to quotations\u003cbr\u003e            General bibliography\u003cbr\u003e            Bibliographical note on sources\u003cbr\u003e            IndexRomila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301976330469,"sku":"NP9780140138351","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140138351.jpg?v=1767720526","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-history-of-india-isbn-9780140138351","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}