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.