📜History

Maps to: Archaeological Evidence, Harappan Civilization

• Stone Ages (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic)
• Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization
• Major sites (Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira)
• Town planning, art, seals, script
• Decline theories

Maps to: Vedic Period

• Early vs Later Vedic period
• Vedic literature (Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads)
• Society, polity, economy, religion
• Iron age & expansion

Maps to: Jainism and Buddhism, Mahajanapadas and Magadha Empire

• Sixteen Mahajanapadas
• Rise of Magadha (Haryanka, Shishunaga, Nanda)
• Buddhism - life of Buddha, teachings, sects, councils
• Jainism - Tirthankaras, teachings, sects
• Causes of rise of new religions

Maps to: Mauryan Empire

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Chanakya & Arthashastra
• Ashoka - Kalinga war, Dhamma, edicts
• Mauryan administration & economy
• Decline

Maps to: Post Mauryan Period

• Shungas, Kanvas
• Indo-Greeks (Menander)
• Shakas
• Parthians/Pahlavas
• Kushanas (Kanishka)
• Satavahanas
• Foreign invasions & cultural impact

Maps to: Gupta Empire, Post-Gupta Period

• Gupta rulers (Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II)
• Golden Age - art, science, literature
• Fa-Hien's account
• Hunas
• Pushyabhutis / Harshavardhana
• Harsha's administration & Nalanda

Maps to: Sangam Era, States of South India

• Sangam age - Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas
• Pallavas
• Chalukyas (Badami & Vengi)
• Rashtrakutas
• Kakatiyas, Hoysalas, Yadavas
• Sangam literature

Maps to: States of North India, Arab invasions

• Arab invasion of Sindh (Muhammad bin Qasim)
• Rajput dynasties (Pratiharas, Palas, Senas, Chauhans)
• Tripartite struggle
• Prithviraj Chauhan
• Society & culture in early medieval India

Maps to: Delhi Sultanate

• Mamluk/Slave dynasty (Qutb-ud-din, Razia, Balban)
• Khiljis (Alauddin)
• Tughlaqs (Muhammad, Firoz)
• Sayyids & Lodis
• Administration, economy, architecture

Maps to: Vijayanagar Empire

• Vijayanagara Empire (Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu)
• Krishnadevaraya
• Bahmani Kingdom & successor Deccan Sultanates
• Administration & architecture (Hampi)

Maps to: Mughal Empire

• Babur, Humayun, Sher Shah Suri (interregnum)
• Akbar - administration, religious policy, Mansabdari
• Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb
• Mughal art, architecture, culture
• Decline of Mughals

Maps to: Maratha Empire

• Shivaji & Maratha administration
• Peshwas & Maratha expansion
• Sikh Gurus & Khalsa
• Rise of Awadh, Bengal, Mysore (Hyder Ali, Tipu)
• Third Battle of Panipat

Maps to: Miscellaneous

• Bhakti saints (Ramananda, Kabir, Nanak, Mira, Chaitanya, Tulsidas, Surdas)
• Saguna vs Nirguna
• Sufi orders (Chishti, Suhrawardi)
• Impact on society

Maps to: Establishment of British Supremacy, New Autonomous State

• Portuguese, Dutch, French, British arrival
• Carnatic Wars
• Battle of Plassey (1757) & Buxar (1764)
• Diwani rights
• Subsidiary Alliance & Doctrine of Lapse

Maps to: British Administrative Structure

• Regulating Act 1773 onwards
• Charter Acts, GOI Acts 1858/1909/1919/1935
• Zamindari, Ryotwari, Mahalwari systems
• Permanent Settlement
• British administrative & judicial structure

Maps to: Governors, Governor-Generals & Viceroys

• Notable Governor-Generals (Warren Hastings, Wellesley, Bentinck, Dalhousie)
• Viceroys (Canning, Curzon, Ripon, Mountbatten)
• Their key reforms & events

Maps to: Major Rebellion

• Causes, events, leaders of 1857 Revolt
• Tribal & peasant revolts (Santhal, Munda, Kol, Indigo revolt)
• Civil rebellions

Maps to: Religious & Social Reform Movements

• Brahmo Samaj (Raja Ram Mohan Roy)
• Arya Samaj (Dayanand)
• Ramakrishna Mission (Vivekananda)
• Theosophical Society
• Aligarh & Deoband movements
• Sati abolition, women's reform

Maps to: Struggle for Swaraj

• Formation of INC (1885) & early sessions
• Moderates vs Extremists
• Partition of Bengal (1905) & Swadeshi Movement
• Surat Split
• Muslim League
• Home Rule Movement
• Lucknow Pact

Maps to: National Movement

• Revolutionaries abroad (Ghadar, India House)
• Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Rajguru, Sukhdev
• HSRA
• Kakori, Lahore Conspiracy
• Subhas Chandra Bose & INA

Maps to: Gandhian Movements

• Gandhi's early movements (Champaran, Ahmedabad, Kheda)
• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Civil Disobedience / Dandi March
• Quit India Movement
• Round Table Conferences
• Khilafat & Peasant movements

Maps to: National Movement

• Cabinet Mission
• Mountbatten Plan
• Indian Independence Act 1947
• Partition
• Integration of princely states (Sardar Patel)
• States Reorganization

Maps to: Ancient Architecture

• Indus art
• Mauryan pillars & stupas
• Buddhist architecture (Sanchi, Ajanta)
• Temple architecture (Nagara, Dravida, Vesara)
• Indo-Islamic & Mughal architecture
• Sculpture traditions

Maps to: Miscellaneous

• Classical & folk dances
• Hindustani & Carnatic music
• Theatre & puppetry
• Famous exponents

Maps to: Miscellaneous

• Major world events (Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, World Wars)
• Decolonization
• Indian historical miscellany