UNIT - I 

1. Historiography : Different Approaches, Sources and Historians, 2. Brief Political History of Mughal Empire : From Babur to Aurangzeb (1550 to 1707, 3 .Mughal Administration : Nobility Class, Mansabdari, Jagirdari and Jammidari System, 4. Religious Ideas of Akbar and Aurangzeb and Kingship Theory of Akbar, 5. Rural Economy and Society, 6. Trade, Commerce and Monetary System,  7. Urbanization : Social Structural, Artisans and Industries, Factories, Labour and Craftmen and Position of Women, 8. Education and Literature, 9. Art and Architecture, 10.Downfall of Mughal Empire and Rise of New States, 11. Marathas under Shivaji and Brief Political History of Rajasthan, 12. Religion and Culture, 13. Social and Economic Conditions of India in the Eighteenth Century, 

UNIT - II 

1. Modern Indian Historiography : Concept, Approach and Sources, 2. India at the Advent of Europeans : Polity, Economy, Society and Culture, 3. Expansion and Consolidation of British Rule, 4. Colonial State and Ideology, 5. Rural Economy and Society, 6. Tribal Dimension : Society and Changing Economy, 7. Trade and De-Industrialisation, 8. Development of Modern and Indiginous Bank, 9. Emergence of Modern Industries and Occupational Structure, 10. National Income, 11. Demography, 12. Resistance to British Rule and the Uprising of 1857, 13. Rise of Modern Education and Press, 14. Rise of New Intelligentia Group and Socio-Religious Reform Movements, 15. Changing Position and Attitude of the Women, 16. Sanskritization : Caste Movement, 17. Historiography : National Trends and Nationalism, 18. Foundation of the Indian National Congress and the Mode-rates' Movement, 19. Rise of Extremist, 20 Swadeshi Movement and Revolutionary, 21. Emergence of Communal Consciousness, 22. Gandhian Ideology and Movements : 1919-1942 : Rowlett Satyagraha, Khilafat, Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobe-dience, Quit India, 23. Revolutionary and Leftists Movement, 24. Constitutional Change : Marly Minto Reforms, Govt. of India Act of 1919, Govt. of India Act of 1935, 25. Swarajists, Simon Commission, Nehru Report, 26.Working of Provincial Ministries, 27. Communal Award, Cripps Mission, Wavill Plan, Cabinet Mission Plan, Indian National Army, Telangana and Naval Mutiny, 28. Communal Politics and Partition, 29. India from 1947 to 1950, 

UNIT - III

1. Historical background and Opium War of China, 2. Taiping Revolt—Causes and Results, 3 .Financial Imperialism and Open Door Policy in China, 4. Age of reforms and boxer Revolt, 5. The Republican Revolution and Activities of Sun-Yat-Sen, 6. Period of clash between Kuomintang and Communist Party, 7. Communist Revolution and Role of Maotse Tung, 8. Western impact on Japan, 9. The Meiji State and Modernization of Japan, 10 .Japan’s relations with Russia and China, 11. Rise of Militarism in Japan, 12. Role of Japan in First and Second World War.