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KARNATAKA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (K-SET)

FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Subject: HISTORY Subject Code : 06

Syllabus
The History paper consists of all the aspects of Indian History, Pre-history, Ancient period,
Medieval Indian history and Modern India including National Movement and post independent
phase. It also consist of Historical Method, Research Methodology and Historiography. Since,
the subject and the boundaries of Indian history are vast and comprehensive, it has been
systematically analysed and synthesized into Ten Units. However, the concepts, the ideas and
the terms given here would specify the extent the subject included though it is not mentioned in
the units. It is to make the student realize the comprehension of the syllabus prepared.

Concepts, ideas and Terms

Bharatvasha Khilafat
Sabha and Samiti Sulah-i-kul
Varnasrama Turkan-i-chahlghani
Vedanta Watan
Purusharthas Baluta
Rina Taquavi
Samskaras Iqta
Yajna Jaziya
Ganarajya Zakat
Janapada Madad-i-maash
Doctrine of Karma Amaram
Dandaniti /Arthsastra / Saptanga Raya-Rekho
Dharmavijaya Jangama / Dasa
Stupa / chaityal/ Vihara Madarasa / Maqtab
Nagara / Dravida / Vesara chauth / Sardeshmukhi
Bodhisattva / Tirthankara Sarai
Alvars / Nayanars Polygars
Sreni Jagir / Shariyat
Bhumi-chidra-vidhana-nyaya Dastur
Kara-bhoga-bhaga Mansab (Rank)
Vishti Deshmukh
Stridhana Nadu / Ur
Memorial Stones Ulema
Aaraharas Firman
Ain-i-Dashsalah Satyagraha
Pargana Swadeshi
Shahna-i-Mandi Revivalism
Mahalwari Communalism
Hind Swaraj Orientalism
Mercantilism Oriental Despotism
Economic Nationalism De-Industrialilsation
Indian Renaissance subsidiary Alliance
Economic Drain Evangelicalism
Colonialism Bhudan
Paramountcy Panchsheel
Dyarchy Mixed Economy
Federalism Socialism
Utilitarianism Hindu Code Bill
Filtration Theory Historical Methods
Forward Policy Plagiarism
Doctrine of Lapse Ethics and Morality in
History Writing

Unit – 1

Negotiating the Sources: Archaeological sources; Exploration, Excavation, Epigraphy

and Numismatics. Dating of Archaeological Sites, Literary Sources; Indigenous
Literature; Primary and Secondary; problem of dating Religious and Secular Literature,
Myths, Legends, etc. Foreign Accounts; Greek, Chinese and Arabic.

Pastoralism and Food production: Neolithic and Chalcolithic Phase: Settlement,

distribution, tools and patterns of exchange.

Indus/Harappa Civilization: Origin, extent, major sites, settlement pattern, craft

specialization, religion, society and polity, Decline of Indus Civilization, Internal and
external trade, First urbanization in India.

Vedic and later Vedic periods; Aryan debates, Political and Social Institutions, State
Structure and Theories of State; Emergence of Varmas and Social Stratification,
Religious and Philosophical Ideas, Introduction of Iron Technology, Megaliths of South
India.
Expansion of State system: Mahajanapadas, Monarchical and Republican States,
Economic and Social Developments and Emergence of Second Urbanization in 6 th
century BCE; Emergence of heterodox sects-Jainism, Buddhism and Ajivikas.

Unit - II

From State to Empire: Rise of Magadha, Greek Invasion under Alexander and its effects,
Mauryan expansion, Mauryan polity, society, economy, Asoka’s Dhamma and its Nature,
Decline and Disintegration of the Mauryan Empire, Mauryan art and architechture,
Asokan edicts: language and script.

Dissolution of Empire and Emergence of Regional Powers: Indo-Greeks, Sungas,

Satavahanas, Kushanas and Saka-Ksatrapas, Sangam literature, polity and society in
South India as reflected in Sangam literature. Trade and commerce from 2 nd century
BCE to 3 rd century CE, Trade with the Roman World, Emergence of Mahayana
Buddhism, Kharavela and Jainism, Post-Mauryan art and Architecture. Gandhara,
Mathura and Amaravati schools.

Gupta Vakataka age: Polity and Society, Agrarian Economy, Land Grants, Land
Revenue and Land Rights, Gupta Coins, Beginning of Temple Architecture, Emergence
of Public Hinduism, Development of Sanskrit Language and Literature. Developments in
Science Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine.

Harsha and his Times: Administration and Religion.

Salankayanas and Visnukundins in Andhradesa.

Unit - III

Emergence of Regional Kingdoms: Kingdoms is Deccan: Gangas, Kadambas, Westren

and Eastern Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kaktiyas, Hoysalas and
Yadavas.

Kingdoms in South India: Pallavas, Ceras, Colas and Pandyas,

Kingdoms in Eastern India: Palas and Senas of Bengal, Varmans of Kamarupa,

Bhaumakaras and Somavamsis of Odisha.
Kingdoms in Western India: Maitrakas of Vallabhi and Chalukyas of Gujarat.

Kingdoms in North India: Gurjara-Pratiharas, Kalacuri-Chedis, Gahadavalas and

Paramaras.

Characteristics of Early Medieval India: Administration and Political Structure

Legitimation of Kingship.

Agrarian economy; land grants, changing production relations; graded land rights and
peasantry, water resources, taxation system, coins and currency system;

Trade and urbanization: patterns of trade, and urban settlements, ports and trade routes,
merchandise and exchange, trade guilds, trade and colonization in south-east Asia.

Growth of Brahminical religions: Vaisnavism and Saivism; Temples; Patronage and

Regional Ramification; Temple Architecture and Regional Styles. Dana, Tirtha and
Bhakti, Tamil Bhakti movement – shankara, Madhava and Ramanujacharya.

Society: Varna, Jati and Proliferation of Castes, Position of women; Gender, marriage
and property relations; Women in Public life. Tribes as peasants and their place in Varna
order. Untouchability.

Education and Educational Institutions: Agraharas, Mathas and Mahaviharas as Centers

of Education Growth of Regional Languages.

Debates of state formation in early medieval India: A) Feudal model; B) Segmentary

model; C) Integrative model

Arab contracts: Suleiman Ghaznavid conquests. Alberuni’s Accounts.

Unit – IV

Source of Medieval India History: Archaeological, Epigraphic and Numismatic sources,

Material evidences and Monuments; Chronicles; Literary sources – Persian, Sanskrit and
Regional languages; Daftar Khannas: Firmans, Bahis / Pothis / Akhbarat; Foreign
Travellers’ Accounts – Persian and Arabic.
Political Developments – The Delhi Sultanate – the Ghorids, the Turks, the Khaljis, the
Tughlaqs, the Sayyids and the Lodis. Decline of Delhi Sultanate.

Foundation of the Mughal Empire – Babur, Humayun and the Suris ; Expansion and
Consolidation from Akbar to Aurangzeb. Decline of the Mughal Empire.

Later Mughals and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire.

The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis – Deccan Sultanate; Bijapur, Golkonda, Bidar, Berar
and Ahmadnagar – Rise, Expansion and Disintegration; Eastern Gangas and Suryavamshi
Gajapatis.

Rise of the Marathas & the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji; its expansion under the
Peshwas ; Mughal – Maratha relations, Maratha Confederacy, Causes of Decline.

Unit - V

Administration & Economy: Administration under the Sulatanate, Nature of State –

Theocratic and Theocentric, Central, Provincial and Local Administration, Law of
Succession.

Sher Shah’s Administrative Reforms; Mughal Administration – Central, Provincial and

Local : Mansabdari and Jagirdari Systems.

Administrative System in the Deccan – The Vijayanagara State & Polity, Bahamani
Administrative System; Maratha Administration – Asta Pradhan.

Frontier Polities under Delhi Sultanate and Mughals.

Inter-State Relations during the Sultanante and the Mughals.

Agricultural Production and Irrigation System, Village Economy, Peasantry, Grants and
Agricultural Loans, Urbanization and Demographic Structure.
Industries – Cotton Textiles, Handcrafts, Agro-Based industries, Organisation, Factories
& Technology.

Trade and Commerce – State Policies, Internal and External Trade: European Trade,
Trade Centre’s and Ports, Transport and Communication.

Hundi ( Bills of Exchange) and Insurance, State Income and Expenditure, Currency, Mint
System; Famines and Peasant Revolts.

Unit – VI

Society and Culture: Social Organisation and Social Structure.

The Sufis- Their Orders, Beliefs and Practices, the leaders Sufi Saints, Social
Synchronization.

Bhakti Movement – Shaivism; Vaishnavism, Shaktism.

The Saints of the Medieval Period – North and South – Their impact on Socio – Political
and Religious Life – Women Saints of Medieval India.

The Sikh Movement – Guru Nanak Dev: his teachings and practices, Adi Granth; the
Khalsa.

Social Classification: Ruling Class, Major Religious Groups, the Ulemas, the Mercantile
and Professional Classes – Rajput Society.

Rural society – Petty Chieftains, Village Officials, Cultivators and Non – Cultivating
Classes, Artisans.

Position of Women – Zanana System – Devadasi System.

Development of Education, Centers of Education and Curriculum, Madarasa Education.

Fine Arts – Major Schools of Painting – Mughal, Rajasthani, Pahari, Garhwali;

Development of Music.
Art and Architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Mughal Architecture, Regional Styles.

Indo-Arabic Architecture, Mughal Gardens, Maratha Forts, Shrines and Temples.

Unit - VII

Sources of Modern Indian History: Archieval Materials, Biographies and Memoirs,

Newspapers, Oral Evidence, Creative Literature and Painting, Monuments, Coins.

Rise of British Power: European Traders in India in the 16 th to 18 th Centuries –

Portuguese, Dutch, French and the British.

Establishment and Expansion of British Dominion in India.

British Relations with Principal Indian States – Bengal, Oudh, Hyderabad, Mysore,
Carnatic and Punjab.

Revolt of 1857, Causes, Nature and Impact.

Administration of the Company and the Crown; Evolution of Central and Provincial
Structure under East India Company.

Paramountcy, Civil Service, Judiciary, Police and the Army under the Company; British
Policy and Paramountcy in the Princely States under the Crown.

Local Self – Government.

Constitutional Changes, 1909 – 1935.

Unit – VIII

Colonial Economy: Changing Composition, Volume and Direction of Trade.

Expansion and Commercialization of Agriculture, Land Rights, Land Settlements, Rural

Indebtedness, Landless Labour, Irrigation and Canal System.
Decline of Industries – Changing Socio – Economic Conditions of Artisans; De-
urbanisation; Economic Drain; World Wars and Economy.

British Industrial Policy; Major Industries; Nature of Factory Legislation; Labour and
Trade Union Movements.

Monetary Policy, Banking, Currency and Exchange, Railways and Road Transport,
Communications – Post & Telegraph.

Growth of New Urban Centers; New Features of Town Planning and Architecture, Urban
Society and Urban Problems.

Famines, Epidemics and the Government Policy.

Tribal and Peasant Movements.

Indian Society in Transition: Contact with Christianity – the Missions and Missionaries;
Critique of Indian Social and Economic Practices and Religious Beliefs; Educational and
Other Activities.

The New Education – Government Policy; Levels and Contents; English Language;
Development of Science, Technology, Public Health & Medicine – Towards Modernism.

Indian Renaissance – Socio – Religious Reforms; Emergence of Middle Class; Caste

Associations and Caste Mobility.

Women’s Question – Nationalist Discourse; Women’s Organisations; British Legislation

concerning Women, Gender Identity & Constitutional Position.

The Printing Press – Journalistic Activity and the Public opinion.

Modernisation of Indian Languages and Literary Forms – Reorientation in Painting,

Music and Performing Arts.

Unit - IX

Rise of Indian Nationalism: Social and Economic basis of Nationalism.

Birth of Indian Congress; Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress,
1885-1920: Early Nationalists, Assertive Nationalists and Revolutionaries.

Swadeshi and Swaraj.

Gandhian Mass Movements; Subas Chandra Bose and INA; Role of Middle Class in
National Movement; Women Participation in National Movement.

Left Wing Politics.

Depressed Class Movement.

Communal Politics; Muslim League and Genesis of Pakistan.

Towards Independence and Partition.

India after Independence: Challenges of Partition; Integration of the Indian Princely

States; Kashmir, Hyderabad & junagarh.

B.R.Ambedkar – The making of the Indian Constitution, its Features.

The Structure of Bureaucracy.

New Education Policy.

Economic Policies and the Planning process; Development, Displacement and Tribal
Issues.

Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Centers-State Relations.

Foreign Policy Initiatives – Panchsheel; Dynamics of Indian Politics- Emergency;

Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation of Indian Economy.
 Unit – X

Historical Method, Research, Methodology and Historiography.

Scope and Importance of History

Objectivity and Bias in History
Heuristics Operation, Criticism in History, Synthesis and Presentation
History and its Auxiliary Sciences
History a Science, Arts or a Social Science
Causation and Imagination History
Significances of Regional History
Recent Trends of Indian History
Research Methodology
Hypotheses in History
Area of Proposed Research
Sources – Data Collection, Primary/ Secondary, Original and Transit
Sources
Trends in Historical Research
Recent Indian Historiography
Selection of Topic in History
Notes Taking, References, Footnotes and Bibliography
Thesis and Assignment Writing
Plagiarism, Intellectual Dishonesty and History Writing
Beginnings of Historical Writings– Greek, Roman and Church
Historiography
Renaissance and its Impact on History Writing
Berlin Revolution in History Writing – Von Ranke
Marxist Philosophy of History – Scientific Materialism
Cyclical Theory of History – Oswald Spengler
Challenge and Response Theory – Arnold Joseph Toynbee
Post – Modernism in History