UNIT - I 

1. Historiography : Archaeological, Literary and Historical Sources and Different Approaches 2. North India-Political Scene 3. Babur-Invasions, Conquests and Personality 4. Humayun-Struggle, Exile and Restoration 5. Shershah Suri-Administration System and Achievements 6. Akbar : Early Life, Consolidation of Mughal Empire 7. Jahangir 8. Shahjehan 9. Aurangzeb 10. Shivaji : Rise of the Marathas, Relations with Mughals and Shambhaji and Rajaram 11. Later Mughals and Emergence of New State-Awadh and Hyderabad 12. Invasion of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali 13 .Central, Provincial, Military and Revenue Administration, Law and Justice 14. Causes of Downfall of Mughal Empire 15. Development of Education and Literature, 16. Architecture and Painting 17. Bhakti and Sufi Movement in India and Prominent Saints 18.Society : Urban and Rural Life, Position of Woman, Food, Dresses, Fairs and Festivals 19. Trade and Commerce—Internal and External, 

UNIT - II 

1. Industrial Revolution 2. Socialist and Labour Movements in Europe 3. The French Revolution and the Rule of Directory 4. The Age of Napoleon 5. Vienna Congress, Concert of Europe and Age of Matternich 6. The Revolution of 1830 7. The Revolution of 1848, 8. Napoleon III 9. Rise of Liberalism and Democracy in England 10. Unification of Italy 11. Unification of Germany 12. Eastern Question : The Greek War of Independence and the Crimean War.